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# Reference code Title Dates Access restrictions
1 GB 235 CAV/1/1/1 Journal Copy of voyage on S. S Goorkha 18 Sept.-25 Oct. 1896, 15pp. 1896 None
2 GB 235 CAV/1/1/2 Letter from (?), Botanischer Garten, Heidelberg to Mr Cave, on seeds, 1p., 1911 1911 None
3 GB 235 CAV/1/1/3 Letter from Dr A. Robertson [Prochowski?] to Mr Cave, listing desired plants growing in Darjeeling, July 1912 1912 None
4 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/1 Correspondence pertaining to the collecting of Ellipanthus. 28/4/1911 None
5 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/2 Correspondence pertaining to duplicates of Cave's and Ribu and Rumu's collected material, Sent from Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur 30/6/1911 None
6 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/3 Correspondence pertaining to the return of 400 duplicates of material to Cave, sent from Royal Botanic Garden Sibpur, Calcutta 10/7/1911 None
7 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/4 Correspondence pertaining to Smith's month at home - London-, Work done at Kew relating to collected material from Sikkim, Sent from Kew herbarium 20/9/1911 None
8 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/5 Correspondence from Wright Smith to Cave, asking on behalf of third part for information on Sikkim Flora. 4/10/1911 None
9 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/6 Correspondence detailing that Smith is not to return to India and is to continue his work at RBGE 23/11/1911 None
10 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/7 Correspondence pertaining Smith's request of Cave's note regarding 'Maling bamboo', Request for further Ellipanthus material, Requests Information on the locality which Hooker regres to as 'Mon Lepcha', Wright Smith outlines further work done at Kew on Cave's material 30/11/1911 None
11 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/8 Correspondence pertaining Smith's forwarding of J. S. Gamble's letter regarding East Himalayan Bamboo, contains list by Mr. Gamle on 'Bamboos of the genus Arundinaria 2/12/1911 None
12 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/9 Correspondence pertaining Smith and Cave's writings on Daphne 24/1/1912 None
13 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/10 Correspondence pertaining Smith's request of further information regarding Daphne 27/1/1912 None
14 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/11 Correspondence pertaining to work on Daphne 7/3/1912 None
15 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/12 Correspondence from Smith, thanking Cave for received seed packets 13/3/1912 None
16 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/13 Correspondence from Smith in relation to a third party, requesting Primula smithiana seed 28/3/1912 None
17 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/14 Correspondence from Smith, thanking Cave for the sending of 5 specimen boxes. Correspondence on what pertains to a 'Science Degree', questions on the value of a degree 23/5/1912 None
18 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/15 Correspondence from Smith discussing prospects for the further collection of specimens with Rumu and Riba 31/7/1912 None
19 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/16 Correspondence pertaining to Smith's recent holiday, Primula conference, Thanks for seed and further requests 12/9/1912 None
20 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/17 Correspondence from Smith, thanking Cave for seed and requesting further material 28/10/1912 None
21 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/18 Correspondence regarding large quantity of drying paper sent by Smith to Cave, for the further collection of material 7/11/1912 None
22 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/19 Correspondence from Smith discussing upcoming publishing of work on Primula 3/1/1913 None
23 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/20 Correspondence pertaining to 'Primula Sections Published' None
24 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/21 Correspondence from Smith, expressing regret at the hospitalisation of indigenous garden worker at Lloyd. 6/3/1913 None
25 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/22 Correspondence from Smith, thanking Cave for sent Primula seeds, discusses study of Rhododendron 30/4/1914 None
26 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/23 Correspondence pertaining to Smith's work on Sikkim material, remounting 28/5/1915 None
27 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/24 Correspondence pertaining Cave's photographs that were sent to Smith, Smith thanks Cave for reprints of papers on Primula 5/4/1948 None
28 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/25 Correspondence pertaining to the return of photographic portrait of Cave 6/5/1948 None
29 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/25/1 Portrait of Cave None
30 GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/26 Photograph of the interior of Suman Burj in Delhi - interior view of the Diwan-I-Khas None
31 GB 235 CAV/1/1/5 Letter from James Cromar Watt to G.H. Cave 1938 None
32 GB 235 CAV/1/1/5/1 Photograph of Magnolia globosa in flower 1938 None
33 GB 235 CAV/1/1/6 Letter from (Will Campbell?) 1948 None
34 GB 235 CAV/1/1/7/1 Correspondence pertaining to the correct labelling of collected material held in Edinburgh from India 14/1/1957 None
35 GB 235 CAV/1/1/7/2 Correspondence requesting dates and maps of both Cave's and Ribu and Rhomoo's expeditions 14/1/1957 None
36 GB 235 CAV/1/1/7/3 Correspondence pertaining to the transfer of Cave's sent material to Mr. Grierson 24/1/1957 None
37 GB 235 CAV/1/1/7/4 Correspondence thanking Cave for maps and notes 4/2/1957 None
38 GB 235 CAV/1/1/7/5 Correspondence pertaining to how collected material is attributed to either Cave or Ribu and Rohmoo 7/3/1957 None
39 GB 235 CAV/1/1/8 Photocopy of George Sherriff photograph of '1768 Primula caveana S.E Tibet, 1936 1936 None
40 GB 235 CAV/1/2/1 'Notes on Magnolia campbelli' None
41 GB 235 CAV/1/2/2 'Duties of the Seedboy' None
42 GB 235 CAV/1/2/3 'Instructions for dusting herbarium specimens' None
43 GB 235 CAV/1/2/4 Notebook, ms. lists of plants (provisional checklist of plants of Sikkim, Darjeeling) None
44 GB 235 CAV/1/2/5 'Notes on Sikkim Orchids', Original handwritten notes None
45 GB 235 CAV/1/2/6 Typed copy of Notes on Sikkim Orchids, 1 of 2 copies None
46 GB 235 CAV/1/2/7 Typed copy of Notes on Sikkim orchids, 2 of 2 copies None
47 GB 235 CAV/1/2/8 ms. notes on state of horticultural training in Bengal and scheme of future course of training None
48 GB 235 CAV/1/2/9 ms. notes on monthly tasks in the garden None
49 GB 235 CAV/1/2/10 'Correspondence on Indigenous Plants' - Cave's copies of various plant notes by Gamble None
50 GB 235 CAV/1/2/10/1 'Note on Daphne Cannalina Wall' None
51 GB 235 CAV/1/2/10/2 'Note on two forms of Juniper found in Sikkim' None
52 GB 235 CAV/1/2/10/3 'Note on the two sp of Machlea[?] In the Darjeeling' None
53 GB 235 CAV/1/2/10/4 'Equisetum Linn' None
54 GB 235 CAV/1/2/11 'The Darjeeling Forests by J. Sykes Gamble, B.A None
55 GB 235 CAV/1/2/12 Postcard of drawing of Primula by Mary Gill 1 of 2; Primula wattii None
56 GB 235 CAV/1/2/13 Postcard of drawing of Primula by Mary Gill 2 of 2; Primula geranifolia None
57 GB 235 CAV/1/3/1 ms. financial proposals None
58 GB 235 CAV/1/3/2 'Alphabetical List of Garden Survey / names followed by numbers' None
59 GB 235 CAV/1/3/3 ledger, Lists of plant names, where collected in Sikkim, date of collection of specimen and seed 1905 None
60 GB 235 CAV/1/3/4 'Influence of Parks and Gardens and Open Spaces in Civic Developments', by A.E.P. Griessen, Agricultural Department, United Provinces, 1927 None
61 GB 235 CAV/2/1/1 ms. diary 1906 None
62 GB 235 CAV/2/1/2 "George Cave's Diary: Sikkim, July 1906" (transcribed, edited and annotated by Rowena Cave, December 2008) 2008 None
63 GB 235 CAV/2/1/3 Century Notebook of Sikkim diary None
64 GB 235 CAV/2/1/4 ms, notes of the tour examining the flora of northwest Sikkim 1909 None
65 GB 235 CAV/2/1/5 Notes of a tour in Sikkim [1 of 2 copies] None
66 GB 235 CAV/2/1/6 Notes of a tour in Sikkim [2 of 2 copies] None
67 GB 235 CAV/2/1/7 ms notes of a "Short tour in Sikkim" 1906 None
68 GB 235 CAV/2/1/8 Reporter's Notebook None
69 GB 235 CAV/2/1/9 'The Dorincourt Exercise Book' Possible diary from 1911 None
70 GB 235 CAV/2/2/1 Letter authorizing Mr Watt of Aberdeen (and G.H. Cave to accompany him) to see rhododendrons May 1925 None
71 GB 235 CAV/2/2/2 Letter of permission for Sikkim pass 1903 None
72 GB 235 CAV/2/2/2/1 Sikkim pass issued to G.H. Cave 1903 None
73 GB 235 CAV/2/3/1 Hand-drawn map of Sikkim 1903 None
74 GB 235 CAV/2/3/2 Bound map of Sikkim showing William Wright Smith and G. H. Cave tours in 1909 and 1910 1909-1910 None
75 GB 235 CAV/2/4/1 "Short Note on the Religion, Castes and Languages of Inhabitants of Nepal for the Guidance of Census Officers" 1900 None
76 GB 235 CAV/2/4/2 Census Circular No. 10 of 1900 None
77 GB 235 CAV/2/4/3 "Notice. Travellers' bungalows in Sikkim and the Darjeeling District" 1922 None
78 GB 235 CAV/2/4/4 Notes of itinerary route into Sikkim [Cave + Watt tour 1925?] None
79 GB 235 CAV/2/4/5 plant notes, including seeding of rhododendrons None
80 GB 235 CAV/2/4/6 Identification of Specimens Collected by G. H. Cave in the Zemu and Llonakh Valleys of Sikkim, 1947 None
81 GB 235 CAV/2/4/7 Photograph of Cave None
82 GB 235 CAV/2/4/8 Proposed Itinerary [1925?] None