Identity area
Reference code
GB 235 GBY/1/1/162
Title
C.N. Page to M. Gibby
Date(s)
- 6 Oct 1989 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 pages
Context area
Name of creator
(1942-2022)
Biographical history
English botanist, specialised in ferns and spermatophytes. Also interested in conifers.
Phd in cytogenetics from Newcastle University, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at University of Queensland, Brisbane (1968-1970). 1971 appointed to conduct conifer and fern reserach at Royal Botanic Garden Edinbrugh (RBGE).
One of his greatest projects at RBGE was the Conifer Conservation Programme, established a network of safe sites throughout Britain and Ireland for the cultivation of threatened conifer species.
Published:
- "The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland" (1982)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
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Scope and content
2 page letter. Handwritten.
Attached to letter from M. Gibby to C.N. Page (9 Oct 1989)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
As found.
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Language of material
English
Script of material
Latin
Language and script notes
Handwritten.
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Alternative identifier(s)
MG Letter No.
232
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Name access points
- Gibby, Professor Mary (Subject)
- Page, Christopher Nigel (Subject)
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Status
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Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created: April 2026, C. Kemnitz
Language(s)
English
Script(s)
Latin