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•Copy of a letter from Miller, dated 29 Dec 1747, found loose inside John Hope’s copy of Miller’s ‘Figures of… Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary’ 1755-60,
•Box containing Menzies Bequest (1842-43), miscellaneous papers, correspondence and lists. •Newspaper article titled ‘Renaissance Man’ about Archibald Menzies, celebrating the 250th anniversary of his birth, from the Courier and Advertiser, 14.08.2004
•Memoir of Dr Thomas Charles Hope, Late Professor of Chemistry in the University of Edinburgh by Thomas Stewart Traill (from Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol. xvi, part iv; 1848 •Copy of letters to Sir J.E. Smith, dated January 1784 – May 1785 filed under “Smith, JE.”
•Copy of ‘The Crichton Royal Institution, Dumfries: Syllabus of Lectures on Botany’, (March 1869) •Copy of ‘The Royal College of Science for Ireland: Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Botany’, (1872-73) •Copy of The Royal College of Science for Ireland: Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Botany‘ (1876-77)
•Card 1 - Material re Gilbert McNab contained in guard book filed under “McNab, Wm.” (brother) – individual box •Card 2 - McNab, Gilbert W. (Jamaica) – 2 letters dated 7 Jun 1850 & 11 May 1851 respectively, filed in “Balfour, J.H.”, supplementary correspondence (boxes) under “McNab, Gilbert W.”
•References re John McLaren, in papers 1969 -1970 re centenary celebrations of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, are filed under “San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Centenary” – individual white folder
•Manuscript paper titled ‘The Culture of the Potato’ being an extract of a letter from Alexander McLaren, gardener to the Dowager Marchioness of Queensberry at Coton House, Rugby 1847 to be read to meeting by Lt. Col. Belshes, President of the Society
