Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1947 - 1952 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 box, 40cm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Box was on the open library shelf, but as it contains correspondence with William Wright Smith, decision was made in 2017 to place it in the Archives
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
box containing progress reports of the Scottish Seaweed Research Association based at the Institute of Seaweed Research in Musselburgh. There are also Newsletters, and correspondence with William Wright Smith, all arranged chronologically.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
A modern reprint has been added to the box in 2017: "The Scottish Seaweed Research Association" by F.N. Woodward, Institute of Seaweed Research, Musselburgh, reprinted from the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol.29 No.3, 1951.
System of arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically, regardless of material type (correspondence, therefore has been filed throughout the sequence)
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
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Smith, Sir William Wright (Subject)