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Maxwell, Sir John Maxwell Stirling-
•Some correspondence filed filed with Sir Wm. Wright Smith papers under “Smith, Sir Wm. W.”, “Rhododendron Corresp”, material boxed alphabetically in these boxes
Stirling-Maxwell, Sir John Maxwell
Smith, Sir William Wright (Regius Keeper – 1922-1956)
•Personal files and papers and his obituary
•Kew correspondence with Sir Arthur W. Hill (1921-1940) and A.D. Cotton (1921-1945)
•Correspondence with Colonel Stephenson Clarke, Borde Hill (1922-1939)
•Swedish correspondence (1923-1951), including correspondence with HRH the King of Sweden (1937-1951), Dr Harry Smith, Upsala (1925-1957) and Dr H.G. Bruun (1928-1939)
•Correspondence regarding Rhododendrons (Lord Headfort - Taylour, Geoffrey Thomas)
•Directors correspondence (1929-1936)
•2 framed photographs of W.W. Smith and an envelope of photographs possibly belonging to him
•Reprint of The Bannatyne or Bute Mazer and its carved bone cover by J.H. Stevenson published in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, v.LXV, 1930-31 including a Botanical Note on the Plant represented in the carving on the Mazer Lid by Professor William Wright Smith, King's Botanist in Scotland, pp38-39.
Smith, Sir William Wright
Devonshire, William George Spencer
•Letter regarding being elected an honorary member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh (October 7, 1837)
Devonshire, William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of
Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel
1 letter
Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel
Oregon Botanical Association (1850-59)
•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
Association for the Promotion of the Arboriculture and Horticulture of Scotland
•GB235 JAF/1: Folder containing Mary Beresford's genealogical research into Andrew Thomas Jaffrey, her Great Great Grandfather - contains biography and copies of letters and documents from numerous sources.
•GB235 JAF/2: Copy of “Hints to the Amateur Gardeners of Southern India” by Andrew Thomas Jaffrey, 1860 held by the British Library.
Jaffrey, Andrew Thomas
Japanese Expedition (prospective c. 1859 -1860)
Japanese Expedition (prospective c. 1859 -1860). Consideration papers filed under “British Columbia Botanical Association” in main index
British Columbia Botanical Association
1 marble bust, sculpted by William Brodie R.S.A. in 1860.
Brodie, William
•Proposed engagement for expedition to Japan – Correspondence, etc. re: consideration (1859 – 1860) filed under “British Columbia Botanical Association” in main index.
Milne, William
•Letter dated 29 Jan 1862 to Dr. Thos. Anderson – item 185 in bound volume filed under “Anderson, Dr. Thos.” – Box 2
Nolischlan, J (Batavia)
