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•List of books from J. Ball’s Botanical Library, presented by the Trustees (printed list).
Sans titrewatercolour illustrations of Fungi
Sans titreLetter from A. Engler to Douglas Maclagan, Secretary of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 9 March 1886, Kgl. Botan. Garten, Breslau, thanking the Society for electing him a corresponding fellow.
Sans titre•Hand written letter dated 11 Jan 1945 to: Davis, Peter Hadland
Sans titre(Index p.74)
•Correspondence from Rupert Smith 1941 – 1942, filed under “Smith, Rupert”
Druce, Geo. Claridge (Oxford) Letters dated 1903-1920 to Isaac Bayley Balfour
Sans titreletters from Malcolm Dunn (Dalkeith Gdns), dated 1880 – 1893 to Isaac Bayley Balfour.
Sans titreEichler - References filed in “Balfour, I.B” papers under “Oxford University Press”
Sans titreFarmer, Prof. B. – Imperial College of Science & Technology.
Papers and Correspondence re: Sphagnum Moss – Use as medical dressings (World War 1 & World War 2 references) - inc. W Wright Smith’s report to R.A.M.C. (War Dept.) dated 1916
•Correspondence begins with letter from James Keenan to Ian Fellowes-Gordon dated 18 August 1960; in which Keenan asks for any information Fellowes-Gordon might have on North Burma that would be helpful to Keenan’s proposed plant collecting expedition.
•Misc. handwritten & typed correspondence from 1960 – 1973
•Dust jacket of the American edition of “The Magic War; the battle for North Burma” by Ian Fellowes-Gordon; Pub. 1972 typed cover note to James Keenan dated 22 March 1972
Handrawn map of 'Collecting areas' Hpaungdaw, Heinde, Banchaung & Tenasserim Rivers.
