Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1952 - 1957 (Criação)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 box containing 222 black and white photographs, 7cm
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
David Wilkie was a leading authority on horticulture. He was interested in all living plants, but his chief interest lay in plants from mountainous regions of the world. His career started as a student gardener at RBGE in 1906 at the age of 14 - a time when plants new to European horticulture were being introduced to the U.K. from the Himalayan regions - he dedicated a large part of his life to the cultivation and study of these plants, becoming a recognised authority, gaining some of the highest awards in horticulture, including an R.H.S. Associateship of Honour in 1946. In 1933 he was part of the group responsible for the formation of the Scottish Rock Garden Club, of which he became President in 1959. He was also a member of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, holding the Presidentship in 1951. Wilkie's book on Gentians was published in 1936. L.P. from Wilkie's obituary in the Scotsman.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
It looks as if the photos were given to Trevor Jephcott, a horticulturist who may have been a member of the Scottish Rock Garden Club. Jephcott died in 1993, and the photos were passed to his daughter Susan Bains in 2017 after the death of his widow. She donated them to RBGE in January 2018.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Susan Bains (family)
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
222 black and white photographs in 13 envelopes, some of which date between 1952-1957), presumably all taken by David Wilkie of RBGE and passed to (Charles) Trevor Jephcott. The subjects are all horticultural, with two notable groups, rhododendron and campanula.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
photographs have been taken from the envelopes and put into pockets, but kept in the order they were found in.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/
Condiciones
Permission required from RBGE.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
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Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
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Área de notas
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
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Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Jephcott, (Charles) Trevor (1936-1993) (Materia)