Identity area
Reference code
GB 235 CEJ
Title
Collins, Ernest Jacob (1878-1939)
Date(s)
- 1878 - 1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes of Letters, Photographs, Diagrams & Drawings of crocus
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
1 box of general correspondence, photographs, floral diagrams and correspondence between Darlington, Hall and B.L. Burtt about Collin’s material.
1 box of drawings and descriptions of crocus
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment, but extreme care must be taken in using it due to fragile condition of the contents, 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
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Collection very fragile as it contains many loose pressed crocus specimens - must be handled very carefully.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
material seems to have been collated by B.L. Burtt so will be moved to Burtt collection