Identity area
Reference code
GB 235 LOU
Title
Victorian Specimens - "Botanical Specimens collected by Great Aunt Lou c.1862"
Date(s)
- 1862 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 folders in one box, 8cm
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
D. Cameron (great nephew)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
2 folders, each containing around 40 specimens, the first being the collection curated by Great Aunt Lou - Louisa Hoby nee Russell in around 1862. The second seems to have been put together at least partly by 'DR' and includes seaweed specimens from Cumbrae.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
open
Conditions governing reproduction
permission required from RBGE
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
good