Collection IRV - Photographs of trees and flowers by Henry Irving

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Reference code

GB 235 IRV

Title

Photographs of trees and flowers by Henry Irving

Date(s)

  • 1923 (Accumulation)
  • 1901 - 1909 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

Small collection; 9 folders of assorted photographs of trees, plants & flowers

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Name of creator

Irving, Henry

Biographical history

Repository

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives

Archival history

1 box containing a set of mounted photographs (29 smaller, 15 larger) was deposited at RBGE from the National Museums of Scotland on 1st July 2007 by Liz Pilling, RBGE and NMS volunteer. At this time, 8 further folders of photographs by Henry Irving was identified, presumably also from the NMS (Royal Scottish Museum) but already transferred to RBGE by this time and the collection was brought together to form GB 235 IRV.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

National Museums of Scotland / Royal Scottish Museum

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Scope and content

•Folder containing photographs of trees, (1901), used in Percy [Groom’s] ‘Trees and their Life Histories’ (1907), found in the National Museum of Scotland. [accession 2005/08]
•Four small folders containing photos of plants and flowers, dated 1901 on the front but all dated on the back 24/11/1923 and stamped ‘The Royal Scottish Museum’ [already at RBGE by 2005]
•Four large folders containing photos of plants and flowers dated 1901 on the front but all dated on the back 24/11/1923 and stamped ‘The Royal Scottish Museum’ [already at RBGE by 2005]

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Conditions governing access

Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/

Conditions governing reproduction

Permission required from RBGE.

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  • English

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    Percy Groom’s, ‘Trees and their Life Histories’ (1909) http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.45093

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