Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1903 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born in Falkirk in 1873, George Forrest became one of Scotland's most prolific plant collectors, conducting seven expeditions in Yunnan province, S.W. China between 1904 and his death there in 1932.
Name of creator
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
Folder of letters and copy letters sent at the time Forrest started working at RBGE between June and September 1903.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Letters are arranged chronologically.