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•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)
•Notebook containing manuscript essay on ‘The Fiographical Distribution of Algae’ •Copy of 'A Manual of Botany' by Le Maout and Decaisne, translated by Mrs Hooker and with an Appendix by Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1876, awarded to James Adam Terras by Prof. Alexander Dickson in July 1886 as a Special Prize for High Proficiency in the Class of Advanced Practical Botany (ELWU2) (seems likely Terras eventually donated the book to the Botanical Society Library?) (book in state of disrepair now)
2 folders, each containing around 40 specimens, the first being the collection curated by Great Aunt Lou - Louisa Hoby nee Russell in around 1862. The second seems to have been put together at least partly by 'DR' and includes seaweed specimens from Cumbrae.
•Copy of ‘Sherardian Professorship of Botany: Application and Testimonials of J.C. Willis’ (18 Nov 1919) •6 boxes of papers and correspondence (1914-1935)
• A catalogue of the plants gathered on the islands of North Uist, Harris and Lewis during a botanical excursion, (August, 1841). • Copy of Syllabus Botanical Lectures (1862) • Two letters to Parnell dated 1847 and 1848 • Two letters to the Botanical Society dated 1841and 1843
B.L. Burtt’s Obituary, Edinburgh Evening News, p.14, (7th of June 2008)
Two boxes of B.L Burtt’s notebooks
Three boxes containing reprints and annotated working copies of various journals and articles
in 2019 a folder of biographical information, including 3 photographs, compiled by Henry Noltie was added to the collection. It includes the obituaries and biographical articles Henry wrote, plus other obituaries, articles about Bill, and memories by him and about him.
Book of newspaper cuttings and notes relative to the H.M.S Challenger (1873-76) Box of Challenger photographs ‘The Challenger Expedition, 1872-1876: A Visual Index’ by Eileen V. Brunton, 2nd Ed, The Library, The Natural History Museum, London (2004)
