Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1953 - 1979 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
7 boxes, 90cm
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Committe for the Study of the Scottish Flora was set up in 1953 to co-ordinate the activities of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh (now the Botanical Society of Scotland) and the B.S.B.I. in Scotland, with each society appointing an equal number of members to the committee. In 1953, B.L. Burtt was appointed its Chairman, and Basil Ribbons its secretary. By 1976 the partnership was under-strain with the Scottish members of the B.S.B.I. eventually voting to replace the C.S.S.F. with the BSBI Committee for Scotland with a BSBI Scottish Newsletter establish to tackle communication problems. (BSBI News 138, April 2018, pp.70-1)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to RBGE by Basil Ribbons
Content and structure area
Scope and content
7 boxes containing correspondence, reports, minutes, circulars and agendas produced by the CSSF (Committee for the Study of the Scottish Flora)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Collection has yet to be arranged and listed
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment, but parts of the collection may be subject to GDPR and therefore restricted, 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. GDPR Restrictions may apply.
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
The Archives of the Botanical Society of Scotland also have items relating to the CSSF.
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland (Subject)
- Botanical Society of Scotland (Subject)
- Ribbons, Basil (Subject)