Identity area
Reference code
GB 235 BFI
Title
Balfour Family information
Date(s)
- 1853 - 1980 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
Family tree docs;
1 box misc. papers
1 photo album
Context area
Name of creator
(1853-1922)
Biographical history
Son of John Hutton Balfour, Isaac Bayley Balfour was Regius Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh between 1888 and 1922, specialising in Rhododendrons and Primulas and making improvements to the RBGE's teaching and laboratory facilities.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
•Various copies of Isaac Bayley Balfour’s Family Tree
•Copy of the Balfour family photo album
•1 box of miscellaneous papers regarding the Balfour family tree
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/
Conditions governing reproduction
Images from family photo album not to be used or reproduced without permission from the owner.
Language of material
- English