Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1890 - 1915 (Creation)
Level of description
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'
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
Alexander Morrison's herbarium is also held at RBGE. Right click on link to open in new tab or window (recommended): https://data.rbge.org.uk/search/herbarium/?family=&genus=&species=&coll_name=Morrison%2C+Alexander&coll_num=&barcode=&country_name=®ion=&major_taxon=&cfg=vherb.cfg&keywords=