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•Correspondence; newspaper clippings relating to his expeditions to Garwhal and Sikkim (1937-1938)
Smythe, Frank S.•First and Second World War papers including Sir William Wright Smith’s 1916 Report.
Smith, Sir William Wright•Biographical note and correspondence.
Spruce, Richard•Correspondence (March – April 1916) and a paper titled ‘Mosses from West Ross-shire’.
Stirton, Dr. James•Obituaries, rhododendron descriptions and memos
Tagg, Harry Frank•Duplicate copy of his thesis: ‘Perennial Cultivation of Cotton with Special Reference to the cultivation of Ratoons in Egypt’ (1927).
Templeton, JamesGarden, The – It’s Formation and Furnishing
•Series of Lectures – presumably by Prof. I.B. Balfour – filed with “Balfour, I. Bayley” papers – Box 4 of “Miscellaneous Papers – lecture notes, etc”
Folder 1 of 2; 21 typescript leaves with 1 mounted plant sample, 200 x 260mm; manuscript: 'The Life history of Astragalus Hypoglottis’ The Purple Milk Vetch together with 7 hand coloured microscopic enlargements [see below]; Submission for Dobby Smith Gold Medal for Botany
Folder 2 of 2; 7 original drawings in coloured inks of enlarged plant mounted on board with tracing paper overlays, various sizes from 150 x 250mm to 250 x 320mm; Figure drawings for The Life History of Astragalus Hypoglottis ’The Life History of Astragalus Hypoglottis’ with figure drawing by A. Ninian Bruce
2 dried specimens.
Entered in competition for The Dobbie Smith Gold Medal in Botany, Glasgow University 1881-1882 Calender
•Collecting book with list of plants and 6 photographs of pencil sketches by Thurn made during first ascent of Roraima - December 14th, 1884,
Thurn, Sir Everard Francis Ferdinand Im•A revised copy of ‘The Scottish Naturalist: Revision of the Uredineae and of the Ustilagineae of Scotland’ (1899) submitted to the Scottish Cryptogamic Society,
• Some correspondence and information regarding a proposed memorial for him.
