Área de identidad
Código de referencia
GB 235 FRG/1/1/1/1903
Título
Correspondence between Forrest and RBGE pertaining to his employment
Fecha(s)
- 1903 (Criação)
Nivel de descripción
Dossiê
Volumen y soporte
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
(1873-1932)
Historia biográfica
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.
Nombre del productor
(1853-1922)
Historia biográfica
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.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Folder of letters and copy letters sent at the time Forrest started working at RBGE between June and September 1903.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
Letters are arranged chronologically.