Identity area
Reference code
GB 235 BUE
Title
E.M. Buchanan Burma sketchbook
Date(s)
- c.1912 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 folder, 1cm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
notebook was handed to Paddy Woods in the 1950s by Ewan Grant, saying it was by an uncle who was a forester in Burma. Paddy's wife Jennifer handed book into RBGE Archives in 2015. E.M. Buchanan's name is inside the front cover of book - he was the Extra Deputy Conservator of Forests in Burma in 1912.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
1 sketchbook showing scenes of life in Burma (plus one sketch of Loch Eck)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
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
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
damaged spine, surface dirt
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Description control area
Description identifier
BUE
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Status
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
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Archivist's note
description compiled by L.P.