Zone d'identification
Cote
GB 235 FRG/1/1/1/1903
Titre
Correspondence between Forrest and RBGE pertaining to his employment
Date(s)
- 1903 (Production)
Niveau de description
Dossier
Étendue matérielle et support
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
(1873-1932)
Notice biographique
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.
Nom du producteur
(1853-1922)
Notice biographique
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.
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Folder of letters and copy letters sent at the time Forrest started working at RBGE between June and September 1903.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Letters are arranged chronologically.