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•Correspondence from Rupert Smith 1941 – 1942 to Prof. R Dennis, filed under “Smith, Rupert”
Smith, Rupert•Paper titled ‘Lectures on the Valuation of Woodlands and the Disposal of their Produce, with its Transport, Conversion, Qualities and Uses’.
Slater, Andrew1 folder with the handwritten title "Skeleton Leaves Madeira 1854" - inside are 6 pages on blue folded paper containing skeletonised leaves inserted into cuts in the paper. Leaves include magnolia, ivy, oak, coral or erythrina crista-galli, sword coral, Portugal rose tree, common custard apple, lemon and citron. Who compiled it and wher it came from is currently unknown.
Also in the box are three loose leaves, found in the archives store, origin unknown.
Folder containing a series of six lectures on ‘Soil’ at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. Starting on 3rd February 1920 and ending on the 9th of March 1920. (A series of 6 lectures of which the second is missing) No lectures had been given on this subject in UK since 1896. Therefore timely to bring up to date the science of soil physics.
Keen, Sir Bernard Augustus•Two boxes containing pre- and post-expedition correspondence (1973-1996) and reports
Sino British Expedition to Cangshang (SBEC) (1981)•5 boxes including papers regarding the bequest of the herbarium, British plants field notes and India and Malaya field notes.
Sinclair, James (1913-1968)•Map of Sikkim and a box containing photographs and negatives (1948-1950) and also a letter to Henry Noltie from D. Jeremy Wood regarding the photos (19 Jul 1995).
Wood, D. Jeremy•Collection of signatures (originals), including Carl v Linné, Archibald Menzies and initials (received with papers of Isaac Bayley Balfour).
Balfour, Sir Isaac Bayley‘Short Account of the Fossil Tree at Kinneil’, written by William Badger in July 1875. Account includes 3 sketches of the Fossil Tree, numbered 1,2 and 4.
Badger, WilliamFolder containing 4 letters and 1 photo of Shaw.
Shaw, Richard [Dick]