Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1928-1978 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection comprises some items that accompanied a donation to the RBGE Herbarium (01700) in April 2024; the folder in the RBGE Archives includes Ogilvie's passport, 1968-1978 and a letter that was found inside a pamphlet that was part of the donation (Min. Agr & Fisheries Bull. no.123 6th ed. 1969); John G.S. Marshall to L. Ogilvie, 31/12/1971, discussing the popularity of the Bulletin, plans for a Spanish version and a revision.
Two copies of Diseases of Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Bulletin No. 123 were included in the accession; the first, (2nd ed. 1944) is annotated and to be catalogued and housed in the RBGE Library Periodicals section alongside the second (6th ed. 1969).
The accession also includes a print out of Ogilvie's Wikipedia page (in the Archives folder), and a cover note from his son, W. Duncan Ogilvie (in the Archives Accession file), who donated the collection in April 2024.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
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.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Lawrence Ogilvie's Herbarium collection is at RBGE (01700)
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