Collins, Ernest Jacob (1878-1939)

• Reference:GB 235 CEJ
• Dates of Creation:1878 - 1939
• Name of Creator:
  Collins, Ernest Jacob (1878-1939)
• Physical Description:
  2 boxes of Letters, Photographs, Diagrams & Drawings of crocus

• Scope and Content

  1 box of general correspondence, photographs, floral diagrams and correspondence between Darlington, Hall and B.L. Burtt about Collin’s material.
  1 box of drawings and descriptions of crocus

• Access Information

  Collection is open to researchers by appointment, but extreme care must be taken in using it due to fragile condition of the contents, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/

• Note

  material seems to have been collated by B.L. Burtt so will be moved to Burtt collection

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Collection very fragile as it contains many loose pressed crocus specimens - must be handled very carefully.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Permission required from RBGE

• Additional Information

  published