E.M. Buchanan Burma sketchbook

• Reference:GB 235 BUE
• Dates of Creation:c.1912
• Name of Creator:
  Buchanan, E.M.
• Physical Description:
  1 folder, 1cm

• Scope and Content

  1 sketchbook showing scenes of life in Burma (plus one sketch of Loch Eck)

• 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/

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  damaged spine, surface dirt

• Archivist's Note

  description compiled by L.P.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Permission required from RBGE

• Custodial History

  notebook was handed to Paddy Woods in the 1950s by Ewan Grant, saying it was by an uncle who was a forester in Burma. Paddy's wife Jennifer handed book into RBGE Archives in 2015. E.M. Buchanan's name is inside the front cover of book - he was the Extra Deputy Conservator of Forests in Burma in 1912.

• Additional Information

  published

  Minimal

  BUE

• Geographical Names

  Myanmar