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Box 5: 1919-1920; includes correspondence to family and Aubrey Herbert, 1919 - includes references to Frank Kingdon Ward and George Forrest; telegrams from RJF to his mother, 1919; correspondence to family, 1920; letter from Farrer to Sir Francis Younghusband, 13/09/1920; correspondence from Isaac Bayley Balfour and William Wright Smith of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Farrer and family, 1917-1924; general correspondence, 1920, correspondents include Lionel de Rothschild, Postmaster Gye? J.T.O. Barnard, and William Purdom; folder of ephemera including telegram, ticket to Rangoon, diary entry and Burmese travelling times and Regulations for dealing with tribes; copy of Gardener's Chronicle including article by Farrer, 1921-22; notes written by Farrer's mother regarding instructions and dispatches from Farrer; plant / seed lists, including identifications from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; Farrer's supply lists; information relating to E.H.M. Cox, including, copies of few diary pages, maps and letters from Farrer to Cox; and various maps of various dates relating to Farrer's collecting localities.

Box 6: 1920-1984; Farrer's death and post-death, including poem written by Farrer one week before his death 'found in the pencil copy of the Empty House' [Farrer's last unpublished novel]; telegram sent to Farrer after his death; correspondence relating to Farrer's death - correspondents include E.A. Bowles, Hugh Faulkener; F. Vivian Clerk, Bidder, Sir Francis Younghusband, Sepoy Jange Bhaju, E.H.M. Cox, J.T.O. Barnard, S.M. Frank, A.W. Porter, W.T. Stearn and Charles Graham and telegrams reporting death and letters about location and upkeep of the grave; photographs relating to Farrer's grave; undated correspondence - letter from William Purdom to Farrer; Rev. Henry Jardine Bidder to Farrer, and 4 undated letters from Farrer to his parents [mention of autocars in London]; postcard showing Edith Sitwell from Edith to Farrer's mother, March 1922, and photograph of Edith as a child [Sitwells are related to the Farrers] and collection of book reviews collected by Farrer, 1901-1920.

Box 7: Retrospective articles in the media about Farrer and his plants, 1920-1989, including articles in the press, Country Life, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, Quarterly Bulletin of the Alpine Garden Society, etc; various lists [see also plant lists in 2nd expedition box 5] including paintings, plant introductions, photographs and transparencies, all apparently drawn up in the 1970s-80s mainly by Charles Graham?; flyer from nurseries catalogue [W. Wells jnr, Surrey] showing Gentiana farreri c. 1921; newspaper cuttings relating to Gertrude Bell c. 1927; family correspondence regarding Farrer Conference, 1994 and Exhibition, 2003-4; captions and poster relating to 2003 Exhibition - 'The Father of Rock Gardening" held at the Folly, Settle, North Yorkshire.

Box 8: Plays / Dramas by Reginald Farrer, including 'La Reine des Perses' [in French], 20/03/1895, includes poem 'Hymn to Astarte Syriaca', 10/06/1895; 'The Martyr', 25/09/1903-05/10/1903; 'The House of Stark' - various drafts; 'Hearts and Diamonds' - just last Act, but includes Farrer's illustration of 'Lady C'; and 'The Spanish Duchess'.

Album 1: 1900-1908; includes Japan, 1902; China, 1903[?]; Ceylon, 1908; Japan, 1903 [photos by Gertrude Bell]; Canada, 1900 and St. Marten Lantosque Vesubie, 1902.

Album 2: 1914-1915, plants from Kansu expedition and some early shots of the Rock Garden at Ingleborough found amongst Reginald's things.

Album 3: 1914-16; China including people, places and itinerary - some photographs by William Purdom.

Album 4: 1915; China including people, places and itinerary - some photographs by William Purdom.

part of 2 folders of loose photographs (1xA4 – 2/2/5, 1xA3 – 2/2/6), some modern copies, of Farrer, his family, Ingleborough, and people, plants and locations in China.