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- 1939 (Creation)
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Minimal; ephemera, some papers & correspondence re; Sphagnum Moss – as medical dressing
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•Papers & correspondence re; Sphagnum Moss – use as medical dressing, (1st & 2nd World War references) – including W. Wright Smith’s report to R.A.M.C. (War Dept.) dated 1916 are filed under “Sphagnum Moss as medical dressings” – index “S”
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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/
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Permission required from RBGE
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- Smith, Sir William Wright (Subject)
- Farmer, Prof. B. (Subject)