Correspondence between Forrest and RBGE pertaining to his employment

• Reference:GB 235 FRG/1/1/1/1903
• Dates of Creation:1903
• Name of Creator:
  Forrest, George
  Balfour, Sir Isaac Bayley

• Scope and Content

  Folder of letters and copy letters sent at the time Forrest started working at RBGE between June and September 1903.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Born in Falkirk in 1873, George Forrest became one of Scotland's most prolific plant collectors, conducting seven expeditions in Yunnan province, S.W. China between 1904 and his death there in 1932.

  Son of John Hutton Balfour, Isaac Bayley Balfour was Regius Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh between 1888 and 1922, specialising in Rhododendrons and Primulas and making improvements to the RBGE's teaching and laboratory facilities.

• Arrangement

  Letters are arranged chronologically.

• Note

  Born in Falkirk in 1873, George Forrest became one of Scotland's most prolific plant collectors, conducting seven expeditions in Yunnan province, S.W. China between 1904 and his death there in 1932.

  Son of John Hutton Balfour, Isaac Bayley Balfour was Regius Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh between 1888 and 1922, specialising in Rhododendrons and Primulas and making improvements to the RBGE's teaching and laboratory facilities.

• Additional Information

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