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- 1907 - 1978 (Creation)
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11 boxes of correspondence, dating from 1963 - 1968 arranged alphabetically. 4 boxes of correspondence dated 1961-1965 arranged chronologically. 3 boxes misc. correspondence & papers. 1 box photographs & 2 files of photographs & correspondence. Lecture notes.
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Biographical history
Born Derbyshire 1907; died Edinburgh 1978
Harold Fletcher graduated in botany from Manchester University in 1929, and obtained a doctorate from Aberdeen University in 1933 where he lectured in botany. In 1934 he moved to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,… read more
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Scope and content
•H.R. Fletcher’s Taxonomic Lecture Notes
•1 box of miscellaneous papers, including notes, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, etc. regarding ‘A Quest of Flowers’ – Ludlow and Sherriff, miscellaneous information on National Trust Gardens and Island Cruises… read more