Research notes related to the Delile specimens in the RBGE Herbarium

• Reference:GB 235 DEL-temp
• Dates of Creation:1955 - 1984
• Name of Creator:
  Hedge, Ian Charleson
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 folder, 1cm

• Scope and Content

  Folder of notes comprising Ian Hedge's attempts to discover more about a set of Egyptian specimens in the RBGE Herbarium, mostly incorporating the name of Delile [or Delille, Delisle], but sometimes also, Vahl, Desfontaines, Lippi, Vaillantes or Zorsbial [Forskal?] 'Scattered throughout the Edinburgh herbarium are a number of specimens, probably a few score, which appear from the evidence of the labels, to be an early Egyptian collection. In common with some other of the older collections they are often mounted on sheets which have other specimens and labels on them.' The file includes letters written to other institutions by Ian Hedge with their responses between 1983 and 1986.
  The collection also includes a set of correspondence between ,B.L. Burtt and Dr Hagerup, Copenhagen, dating to 1955 and relating to similar/connected collections made by Schumacher, Vahl and Forskal.

• Arrangement

  Arranged as they were when received.

• Access Information

  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/

• Acquisition Information

  Transferred to Archives in 2023

• Note

  stored in general Herbarium box currently on shelf J:1:3.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Permission required from RBGE.

• Additional Information

  published

• Subjects

  Herbarium

• Personal Names

  Burtt, Brian Laurence