Plant lists of Rev. Henry William Gordon Kenrick (1862-1943)
- Reference:GB 235 KEN
- Dates of Creation:1886 - 1896
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:1 folder containing 2 small notebooks, 2 plant lists and a letter.
Scope and Content
2 notebooks and 2 lists and 1 letter (D. Morris of RBG Kew to Kenrick, 1895)
Administrative / Biographical History
Born in Ootacamund, India in 1862, Kenrick, although not a scientific botanist, amassed a large collection of herbarium specimens over a six decade period. He collected in India and around his later homes in England - much of this collection is at the Hull University Herbarium, but his 1886-7 Nilgiri collection from south India is now at the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. For more information see http://www.natstand.org.uk/time/KenrickHWGtime.htm
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
Hull University Herbarium
Note
Born in Ootacamund, India in 1862, Kenrick, although not a scientific botanist, amassed a large collection of herbarium specimens over a six decade period. He collected in India and around his later homes in England - much of this collection is at the Hull University Herbarium, but his 1886-7 Nilgiri collection from south India is now at the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. For more information see http://www.natstand.org.uk/time/KenrickHWGtime.htm
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
In need of conservation and cleaning; covers fallen off one of the notebooks.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission required from RBGE.
Custodial History
The Nilgiri Herbarium of Reverend Kenrick has long been held in the Herbarium at RBGE whereas the rest of Kenrick's collections are held at Hull University Herbarium. These notebooks and lists relate to the Nilgiri collections and therefore were sent to Edinburgh in November 2014 to reunite the collections.
Related Material
Kenrick's Nilgiri collection is in the RBGE Herbarium; his other herbarium collections are at Hull University Library.
Additional Information
published
Partial
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Geographical Names