Around 40 ledgers were transferred from the RBGE Herbarium in October 2023, to which was added the earliest Donations ledger already in the Archives.List of Ledgers transferred to Archives, October 2023Accession RBGEA2023/019Gifts/ExchangesDonations to Herbarium, 1878-1914 (Feb) (commencing from the Donation List printed in Trans Edin Bot Soc v xiii pt2)Collections Presented or Purchased, 1923-1930 – small notebookPurchases / Gifts, 1956-1999Donation Book – indexed by year – 1902-1958 – foolscapExchange book – 1956-1998 - arranged by institution we’re exchanging with – keeps track of exchange tallies to keep to and fro even. Some irregular exchanges listed here with note to see red Irregular exchange book for details (below)Irregular exchanges, 1979-1999 – details (?) of irregular exchanges listed in above book. (looks like this book was meant for listing expedition accessions, but only 2 expeditions listed in 1998.Incoming LoansLoans Received 1956-1964 – small notebookLoans Received 1964-1969 – small notebookIncoming Loans (Store Copy) 1966-1986 – boards detachedIncoming Loans 1987-1999 – boards detachedLoans Record for RBGE staff, 1952-1999 – keeping track of what loans belong to RBGE staff membersOutgoing Loans ledgers1: Loans from 1 April 1955 to 12 December 19582: Specimens on loan from 6 December 1958 to 1963, Nos 42/58 to 38/633: Specimens on loan, 1963-1965 - 39/63 to 20/654: Specimens on loan, 1965-1966 – 21/65 to 106/665: Specimens on loan, 1967 – 1/67 to 126/676: Specimens on loan, 1967-1969 – 127/67 to 25/697: Specimens on loan, 1969-1970 – 26/69 to 59/708: Specimens on loan, 1970-1971 – 60/70 to 89/719: Specimens on loan, 1972-1973 – 1/72 to 33/7310: Specimens on loan, (Loans Out) 1973 – 34/73 to 137/7311: Loans Out, 1974-1975 – 1/74 to 104/7512: Loans Out, 1975-1977 – 105/75 to part loan 87/7713: Loans Out, 1977-1978 – 61/77 and cont. loan 87/77 to 161/7814: Loans Out, 1979-1980 – 1/79 to 177/8015: Loans Out, 1980-1982 – 178/80 to 77/8216: Loans 1982-1984 – 78/82 to 26/8417: Loans 1984-1985 – 27/84 to 60/8518: Loans 1985-1986 – 61/85 to 130/8619: Loans 1986-1988 – 131/86 to 4/8820: Loans 1988-1989 – 5/88 to 66/8921: Loans 1989-1991 – 67/89 to 7/9122: Loans 1991-1992 – 8/91 to 99/9223: Loans 1992-1994 – 100/92 to 91/94(pt)24: Loans 1994-1995 – 91/94(pt) to 134/95Outgoing Loans – abbreviated Loan booksLoans Out, 1924-1976 – one-line summaries – fore-runner to day book?Loans Out, 1977-1992 – one-line summaries – nos 1-134 1/77-134/92Loans Out, 1992-1999 – 135/92 to 2493 one-line summaries – new numbering system starts in 1995 (no 2004) - next book in sequence - ‘Transactions’ or ‘Day Books’Day Books / TransactionsTransactions, 1999-2007 – nos 2494-5239 – entries are now colour coded to denote what kind of transaction they are – black- loans out, red- loans in, blue- exchange in and out, green- gift in and outTransactions, 2007-2012 – nos 5240-6766Transactions, 2012-2019 – nos 6767-8331Transactions 2019-2023 – nos 8332-8525, followed by Specify Numbers to 01555 at which point it was decided to discontinue paper ledgers as Specify now used to record all transactions.