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Photocopy of Obituary from Bot. Soc. Trans. 31 to Wiiliam Grant Craib, Regius Professor of Botany at Aberdeen, who died on 1st Sept. 1933 at Kew

•Papers re: 1899 Forbes/Ogilvie-Grant Expedition to Socotra filed with "Balfour, I.B." papers under "Socotra”
•Letter, dated 26 november 1892, re; mild climate at Loch Hown Head filed with "Balfour, I.B." papers under “Grant, Ogilvie”

Collection currently comprising two folders, more expected. Olive's field books are currently held in Burtt collection.

"On the Physiology of some Phaeophyceae"; a 14 page monograph (12 ms pages), written by Thomas Hick B.A., B.Sc., Demonstrator and Assistant Lecturer in Botany, Owen's College, Manchester. This is Hick's account of the experiments he carried out to study the physiology of Phaeophyceae [Brown Algae]. Possibly published in the Journal of Botany or Annals of Botany in 1885.

1 folder of project publication and photograph by Corinne McDonough.
Corinne was a 4th year photography student at the Edinburgh College of Art in 2014 and involved in a project looking at the need for libraries, human interactions with objects and behind the scenes views. She visited RBGE on the 20th March 2014 to take photographs, 3 of which ended up in the project publication, Ordo Librorum. This publication (1), one of the photographs (2) and two publicity cards (3) are in this small collection.

•Box containing accounts, minutes book and miscellaneous correspondence
•Box containing circulars and miscellaneous correspondence
•Box containing letters from subscribers
•Box containing miscellaneous correspondence and plant lists by Andrew Murray

7 folders of illustratons, along with Garven's list of the illustrations, a copy of Garven's portrait (held at Glasgow University) and a copy of Garven's obituary from the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

•Printed Pamphlet of a ‘Supplement to the Botanic Garden Guide’ (1864)

8 typed leaves, 210 x 320mm of experimental notes on investigations connected with mould developing cheeses. The paper demonstrates experiments with various moulds/yeasts and the resultant cheese types. Refers to Raulin mixture and Penicillium glaucum. Conclusion is added to show results after 2 years.

15 page Paper titled 'Sequoia' (1896) with additional 4 pages of measurement tables & diagram of annual rings of various specimens.
Memo on Sequoia paper D. Christison;
Memo 18 June 1903 by H. Hastings to the Regius Keeper regarding return of 'Sequoia' portfolio to Mr. Clayton at Bradford