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•Box containing papers, correspondence, microfilm and information regarding the 1970 accrual of index cards. •Two boxes of collection field books •One box of papers and correspondence on ‘Nutrition and Vitamins’ •One box of papers on ‘World Food Problems, etc. and Food Science’ •One box of papers on ‘Emergency Foods in Europe (except Britain and Russia)’ •One box of papers on ‘Emergency Foods - Britain’ •One box of papers on ‘Emergency Foods - Russia’ •Two boxes of papers titled ‘Emergency Foods – North and West Africa’ •One box of papers on ‘Emergency Foods – Central and South East Africa’ •One box of papers on ‘Emergency Foods – Middle East and India’ •One box of papers on ‘Emergency Foods – China, Malaya, Hawaii and Australia’ •One box of papers on ‘Emergency Foods – U.S.A.’ •One box containing two folders, one of papers on ‘Emergency Foods - Canada’ and one of papers on ‘Food Plants of U.S. Indians’ •One box of papers on ‘Emergency Foods Central and South America’ •One box of papers on ‘Commodity Plants’ •One box of papers on ‘Voandzeia (Bambarra Groundnut)’ •One box of papers on ‘Bee-Keeping in Africa’ •One box of papers on ‘Edible Earths, Snakes and Insects’ •One box of papers on ‘Cattle and Sheep’ •One box of containing two folders, one of papers on ‘Lizards and Mammals (East Africa)’ and one of containing a Zoo Aquarium Guide •One box containing miscellaneous papers, papers on crop plants and bibliographies •Six boxes of index cards and papers, divided from: Nos.1-50 (92); Nos.51 (93) – 80 (146); Nos. 81 (147) - 111 (212); Nos. 112 (213) – 134 (249); Nos. 135 (250) – 174 (313), Nos. 175 (314) – 183 (332)
Gordon, Henry J. - Surgeon to “HMS Ganges” 1889 (Index p.33/34 & 84) • 2 hand written copies of a 5 page paper: ”Flora of Ascension, 1889”; Report by naval surgeon Gordon during a visit by H.M.S. Ganges. Embraces the climate, topography, land plants/trees and marine vegetation. Suggests if more trees were planted the climate could become wetter encouraging more vegetation. • 1 copy of 9 page hand written list of 156 Plant Specimens; Ascension island flora with common names and botanical ones on separate lists.
Farmer, 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.
