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- 1984 - ? (Creation)
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Small colllection: several copies of Institute pamphlets & stationery; misc correspondence; some unlabelled photographs and a series of photos re; "Qurantine House under construction" 1988
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•Numerous copies and photocopies of a pamphlet outlining the aims, membership, benefits and profile of The Institute of Horticulture.
•Numerous copies of a brochure issued by The Institute of Horticulture, titled ‘Come into Horticulture’
•Numerous copies of application forms for student membership of I.O.H.
•Letter from Angela Clarke, General Secretary of I.O.H., inviting J.A. Ross Kerby to become a member of the Careers Advisory Bureau (21/01/1992)
•Envelope containing membership fees for 1992 and numerous copies of the membership application forms
•Envelope containing headed note paper for the I.O.H.
•Various information sheets about the I.O.H
•Numerous copies of membership enquiry forms
Also stored with these items are photographs of a ship, ‘Cunard’, a group of people, and glass houses – all of them unlabelled. There is also an envelope of photographs labelled ‘Quarantine House Site during construction?’ (1988), given to Ross Kerby by Ken Grant.
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