Identity area
Reference code
GB 235 RBG/6/1/1/6
Title
RBGE Seed Donation Ledger
Date(s)
- 1849-1863 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 ledger
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Seed Donation Ledger with 'Seed Book 1849-1863' on its spine and cover which dates from 1849 to 1863 and documents donations of plants coded A-FG from around Britain and the World. There is an alphabetic index at the front.
There are inserts in the ledger, including letters to John Hutton Balfour and James McNab; handle ledger with care.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission required from RBGE.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Book to be supported when in use. There are inserts in the ledger, including letters to John Hutton Balfour and James McNab; handle ledger with care.
Finding aids
There is a list of donors transcribed by Anne Taylor available on request.
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Balfour, Professor John Hutton (Subject)
- McNab, James (Subject)