Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1836 - 2014 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
c.12m
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Founded by John Hutton Balfour in 1836.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minute Books, Transactions and boxes containing exchange lists, correspondence regarding transactions, invoices and cheque books.
BSS/1 - Society Laws, Annual Reports and Lists of Members
BSS/2 - Botanical Society Minute Books
BSS/3 - Council Minutes inc. Agendas, Annual Reports, etc.
BSS/4 - Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh
BSS/5 - Transactions Administration / Exchange Lists
BSS/6 - Secretary's Papers inc. questionnaire results and name change referenda
BSS/7 - Treasurer's Papers
BSS/8 - Programme Correspondence inc. Symposia and Projects
BSS/9 - Publications
BSS/10 - Botanical Society Club
BSS/11 - Centenary / Celebrations
BSS/12 - Ephemera
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Collection 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
Permission required from RBGE and the BSS.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Fuller list of Botanical Society of Edinburgh Archives at RBGE can be found here: (right click, open link in new tab) https://www.rbge.org.uk/media/6365/GB235bss_botanicalsocietyofscotland.pdf