Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1980 - 1997 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 boxes, 17cm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Items donated to RBGE Archive in 2024 by Sheila Pigott
Content and structure area
Scope and content
4 folders containing Donald Pigott's notes and photos relating to his research on Tilia:
1: Photographs of living Tilia; folder of labelled photographs of living trees taken by Donald Pigott
2: China 1993, 1995; folder of notes on Donald Pigott's China trips in 1993 and 1995
3: Chinese Visit; folder detailing further Chinese trips taken by Pigott, includes 1993 and 1995.
4: Tilia Types, China; a folder containing good images / copies of Tilia type herbarium specimens from China.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
At present, items remain in folders and order as left by Pigott; folders numbered 1-4 as per donor agreement.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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/
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission required from RBGE.
Language of material
- Chinese
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Collection is in good condition. However, some photos are starting to come loose. One folder was too big for a box so contents connected by treasury tags and transferred to box (Aug 2024)- care will be needed when handling this and any other folders containing photos.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Living material collected from trees in Pigott's garden at Greenbank in Cumbria was transferred to RBGE Horticulture Department at the same time as this accession and is covered by a material transfer agreement.