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•Biographical note and correspondence.
Spruce, Richard•2 copies of letters by or referring to him
St Brody, Dr Gustavus A Ornano•Correspondence regarding the deposit of films and slides at RBGE
•Papers collated and donated by Christina Noble
•Correspondence
•Field books (1954-1985)
•Photographs and reprints
•Slides and cine film also held
•16 boxes of Gardeners’ Register
•Business records yet to be listed
•Annotated copy of William Jameson’s ‘Report Upon the Botanical Gardens of the Government, North Western Provinces’, Roorkee, Thomason C. E. College Press. (1855)
Stewart, John Lindsay•Correspondence (March – April 1916) and a paper titled ‘Mosses from West Ross-shire’.
Stirton, Dr. James•Papers regarding the Victoria Botanic Gardens, Southern Cameroons (1916-1961)
•Papers regarding horticulture and agriculture in Southern Nigeria (1906)
•Illustrations, drawings and abstracts.
1 album containing ephemera to do with the Balfour professors; John Hutton Balfour, Isaac Bayley Balfour and John Cleland, plus other papers of interest.
Balfour family•Obituaries, rhododendron descriptions and memos
Tagg, Harry Frank•1 file of miscellaneous correspondence with Dr. Harold R. Fletcher (1958-71)
•Copy of a letter to Taylor from H.R. Fletcher (15 Dec 1965) and an article by Taylor titled ‘Himalayan Plants in the Field’ from The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, (1948)
•Two boxes of index cards to N. Douglas Simpson’s Index (a gift from Taylor to Royal Botanic Garden Trust)