David Wilkie photos in possession of Trevor Jephcott

• Reference:GB 235 WID
• Dates of Creation:1952 - 1957
• Name of Creator:
  Wilkie, David
• Physical Description:
  1 box containing 222 black and white photographs, 7cm

• Scope and Content

  222 black and white photographs in 13 envelopes, some of which date between 1952-1957), presumably all taken by David Wilkie of RBGE and passed to (Charles) Trevor Jephcott. The subjects are all horticultural, with two notable groups, rhododendron and campanula.

• Arrangement

  photographs have been taken from the envelopes and put into pockets, but kept in the order they were found in.

• 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

  Susan Bains (family)

• Conditions Governing Use

  Permission required from RBGE

• Custodial History

  It looks as if the photos were given to Trevor Jephcott, a horticulturist who may have been a member of the Scottish Rock Garden Club. Jephcott died in 1993, and the photos were passed to his daughter Susan Bains in 2017 after the death of his widow. She donated them to RBGE in January 2018.

• Additional Information

  published

  Minimal

  WID

  GB 235

• Subjects

  rhododendron

  campanula