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• correspondence from Mr A.R.B. Hope, family tree, and copy of the John Kay portrait of John Hope with biography presented by the family of Ann Hope (1914-2007)

•Annotated transcript of correspondence between Beatrix Potter and Charles McIntosh of Inver
•Reprint of her article ‘Beatrix Potter, Naturalist and Mycologist and Charles McIntosh, the “Perthshire Naturalist”’, ‘Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’ Vol.44: No.3 (1987)
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•Papers re: Cryptogamic Society given by Dr. Mary Noble to Library filed in envelope in Folder under “Cryptogamic Society” (Box)
• letter from Mary Noble to Malcolm Wilson, RBGE, 9th November 1948, regarding her notes on and issues with Professor Muller's technique.

•File containing papers and correspondence from 1933 -1989 re: Berberis
•Letters from Royal Horticultural Society dated, 28 Dec 1933, 13 Oct 1939, 21 Mar 1940
•Misc. field notes on Berberis 1935
•Corresp. With J Comber (Nymans Gardens) dated, Feb – Jun 1935
•Draft of article in “Gard. Chron.” 15 Jun 1935, Berberis Calliantha figs 168 & 169; p.394
•Photograph Berberis Calliantha dated Oct 1934 K. W. 6308
•Misc. notes on Berberis chrysosphaera (K.W. 11036) ref: Gard Chron XCVIII, p.124 17 Aug 1935
•Misc. correspondence Botanic Gardens Kew dated 12 Sep 1939; 9 Feb 1940; 22 Feb 1940
•Letter dated 15 Sep 1939 RBGE re; K.W. 11036;
•Corresp. With Rev. Dr. Leslie W. A. Ahrendt, dated, 18 Jan 1940; 23 Jan 1940; 29 Jan 1940 13 Apr 1940; 30 Aug 1940; 16 Jun 1941; 6 May 1950
•Covering letter from Brian O. Mulligan, to Dr. David Chamberlain at RBGE, dated 13 Mar 1989, detailing all enclosed notes and correspondence regarding Berberis calliantha & Berberis chrysosphaera

•Miscellaneous letters, papers and newspaper and magazine articles.
•Otto Degener, ‘Flora Hawaiiensis, or New Illustrated Flora of the Hawaiian Islands’

•File containing miscellaneous correspondence regarding his expedition to Karakoram and Lebanon and plant lists (1959-1962)

Glenarn Garden, Rhu, Dumbartonshire
Owned by the Gibson family between 1922 and 1984, archive consists of:
• Early Plant Book – 1
• Rhododendron Book (Bible / Stud Book)
• List of Abbreviations relating to above two books
• Letter from Jim Gibson to David Ingram dated 24/01/1994 regarding donation of above and history of the Garden.

• letter between F.R.S. Balfour of Dawyck and Archie Gibson, 09/08/1939 relating to Sawyers of Inverewe, silver pheasants, and some informatin on rhododendron - falconeri on the Isle of Man reputedly planted pre-1847 (pre-Hooker) - was it sent by Colonel Sykes c. 1830?
• communication between John Patrick of the Rhododendron Venture and Archie Gibson in 1972 regarding plants from Taiwan and the Rhododendron Venture report of 1971. Both this and the FRS Balfour letter above were donated to RBGE in 1999 by Jim Gibson.

•1 page of a draft of ‘A Survey of the Anatomy of the Rhododendron Leaf in relation to the Taxonomy of the Genus’, written by Hayes, Keenan and Cowan (copy in Index Box I-K) - original draft filed with J.M. Cowan papers
•Folder containing- 11 page report titled ‘Battleby House: A Survey of Some Important Trees ’ (J. Eric Robson, October 1970),
•3 copies each of Battleby Estate Management Plans 2 & 3 & “Trail” plans
•28 page Report on “Battleby House Estate” by J Keenan, 19 October 1972; referencing 119 tree species
•2 copies of two page ‘Battleby Report Continuation’ (J Keenan, 19 June 1973), duplicate copies tree records, 29 – 40, 79-107 &108-119
•4 letters to Keenan from Peter J. Bickmore, Projects Advisory Officer for the Countryside Commission for Scotland, (letters from 1971-73) and one from Tom Huxley, Assistant Director of Resource Management for the Countryside Commission for Scotland, (1972) (Folder in in Index Box I-K)

Folder containing two copies of the catalogue for ‘The Botanical Paintings, 1932-1982’ exhibition and 2 sets of 8 postcards, and 2 cards (merchandise) of Botanical plates from the exhibition.

•Folder containing rough work and correspondence relating to the transcription of work regarding the Flora of Turkey, part of The University of Edinburgh’s Botany Unit onto floppy discs (1979)

•Folder containing lists and records of plants
references to plants received by Mackechnie from E.C. Wallace, J.E. Lousley, P.M. Hall, W.A. Sledge and J.W. Heslop-Harrison amongst others