George H. Cave Collection
Cave, George H.
Gamble, James Sykes
Fletcher, Harold Roy
Smith, Sir William Wright
Watt, James Cromar
Rhomoo Lepcha
Ribu Lepcha
Description and arrangement by G. Simpson - August 2023.
2 Boxes.
Box 1: Contains folders, GB 235/CAV/1/1 [Correspondence][GB 235/CAV/1/1 is split into two physical folders], GB 235/CAV/1/2 [Cultivation], and GB 235/CAV/1/3 [Management]. Material relates entirely to George Cave's administration of Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling, with the exception of item GB 235/CAV/1/1/1, which is a journal entry by Cave when travelling to India in 1896.
Box 2: GB 235/CAV/2 - Contains Folders that relate to various expeditions led by Cave from Lloyd botanic garden, Darjeeling, to Sikkim. Letters, Maps, Diaries, Notes.
2 boxes, 20cm
https://atom-2.rbge.org.uk/plant-notes-and-photographs-regarding-sikkim-visits-diaries-and-correspondence-with-h-r-fletcher-and-w-w-smith
CAV
https://atom-2.rbge.org.uk/royal-botanic-garden-edinburgh-2
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
Sikkim
Darjeeling
Bengal
Nepal
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/