Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c.1955 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
4 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bartlett died in 2018; his niece Maureen Thomas discovered the photographs in one of his albums and donated them to RBGE in October 2018.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Four photographs, each around 6cm square, showing the Palm House, the Palm Houses from the North East Corner Propagation yard, and two glasshouses interiors including the Cactus House, taken by Thomas Bartlett in around 1955. Bartlett worked for a company called Burgess & Co. of Bracknell after his National Service. The company installed large industrial boilers and he worked on their installation at RBGE.
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
Excellent