Identity area
Reference code
GB 235 MOA
Title
Morrison, Dr. Alexander (1849-1913)
Date(s)
- 1890 - 1915 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
Small collection; ephemera, 1 box correspondence & notes
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Notes were part of Alexander Morrison's bequest to University of Edinburgh / RBGE in 1913, along with his herbarium collection.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
•Box containing notes and correspondence on Australia and the South Pacific Islands; 3 folders;
- correspondence relating to Alexander Morrison's bequest, 1913-1915
- folder of manuscript notes relating to the flora of Western Australia, e.g. 'Salt bushes and their cultivation'
- folder of manuscript notes relating to the flora of the New Hebrides [Vanuatu] and South Pacific Islands, e.g. 'Notes on a botanising Tour in the New Hebrides'
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Description control area
Description identifier
MOA
Institution identifier
GB 235
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Status
Level of detail
Partial