Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1798-1919 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
28 ledgers, 75cm
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The lists consist of a series of registers, lists and indices relating to the Edinburgh University Botany and Practical Botany classes held at RBGE.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
In the past, the ledgers were stored roughly in chronological order, but this meant it was difficult to distinguish between the different types of ledger on the shelf. In 2016, the Class Lists were divided into 5 sub-series and numbered chronologically - Class Lists (CL) which are lists of students with ticket numbers- and addresses; Class Registers (CR) which include the students' attendance records; Class Indices (CI) which are alphabetic lists of students arranged chronologically; Practical Botany Lists (PB) which include lists of students attending these classes along with Vegetable Histology - these are separate to the Botany Classes; and the last has been given the code PH and includes Pharmaceutical students, Practical Botany students, Ladies, Microscopy, Illustration, Exam results, etc. and didn't seem to fit within any of the other sub-series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open access, see website for information on visiting (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/
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
A Summary of the Class Lists along with a transcription of the contents of the Class Lists compiled by Archives volunteer Anne Taylor can be found in the Archives Resources page here (right click, open link in new tab): https://atom.rbge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/UoE-Student-Lists-1798_1919sm.pdf
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
- Rutherford, Professor Daniel (Subject)
- Graham, Professor Robert (Subject)
- Balfour, Professor John Hutton (Subject)
- Dickson, Professor Alexander (Subject)
- Balfour, Sir Isaac Bayley (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Description compiled by Leonie Paterson and Anne Taylor, January 2016.
Language(s)
- English