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    George Forrest Collection
    Incomplete letter from George Forrest, China Inland Mission, Talifu, to Clementina Traill
    28/03/1905
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1/2/6
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:1 letter, 4 sheets, 14 sides
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    George Forrest Collection
    Incomplete letter from George Forrest, Mission Apostolique, Tsekou, to Clementina Traill
    28/04/1905
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1/2/7
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:1 letter, 5 sheets, 18 sides, some partial
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  • 3
    George Forrest Collection
    Letter from George Forrest to Clementina Traill in the form of diary describing journey from Bhamo to Teng Yueh [Tengchong], 13 July to 12 August 1904.
    1904
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1/2/1
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:1 letter, 7 sheets, 27 pages
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  • 4
    George Forrest Collection
    Transcript of Forrest's notes and letters to his family [effectively a diary], written between 1904 and 1905
    1904-1905
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1/3
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:1 box, 6cm
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  • 5
    George Forrest Collection
    Correspondence pertaining to George Forrest's employment and first expedition to Yunnan, SW China.
    1903-1908
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
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  • 6
    George Forrest Collection
    Incomplete letter from George Forrest to Clementina Traill [November 1904]
    1904
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1/2/3
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:1 letter, 5 sheets, 18 pages
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  • 7
    George Forrest Collection
    Incomplete letter from George Forrest to Clementina Traill [December 1904-January 1905]
    1904-1905
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1/2/4
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:1 letter, 2 sheets, 8 pages
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  • 8
    George Forrest Collection
    Incomplete letter from George Forrest to Clementina Traill [October 1904]
    1904
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1/2/2
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:1 letter, 11 sheets, 42 pages
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  • 9
    George Forrest Collection
    Letter from George Forrest to Clementina Traill
    24/03/1905
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1/2/5
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:1 letter, 4 sheets, 16 pages
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  • 10
    Forrest family donation
    1886 - 1960
    Ref:GB 235 FIA
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Traill George William,Forrest Dr G Ian...
    Extent:4 boxes, 46cm
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  • 11
    Photographs taken in Yunnan China, 2003, by Leonie Paterson
    2003
    Ref:GB 235 PAT
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Paterson Leonie.
    Extent:1 box of photographs, 7cm
    Language:English
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  • 12
    Wilson, E.H. (Arnold Arboretum)
    1876 - 1930
    Ref:GB 235 WEH
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Wilson EH.
    Extent:Minimal; ephemera, 3 folders containing prints
    Language:English
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  • 13
    Baber, Edward Colborne
    1843 - 1890
    Ref:GB 235 BEC
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Baber Edward Colborne.
    Extent:Supplementary Papers for address by E. Colborne Baber to ‘Royal Geographical Society, London, 1882
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  • 14
    Fraser, Capt. L.D
    1901
    Ref:GB 235 FLD
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Fraser Capt LD.
    Extent:Minimal: 1 book
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  • 15
    Willis, John Christopher
    1868 - 1958
    Ref:GB 235 WJC
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Willis John Christopher.
    Extent:Small collection; 1 printed document; 6 boxes misc. papers & correspondence
    Language:English
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  • 16
    George Forrest Collection
    Correspondence between Forrest and RBGE pertaining to his employment
    1903
    Ref:GB 235 FRG/1/1/1/1903
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
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  • 17
    John MacWatt Primula papers
    John MacWatt's Account book
    1913-1937
    Ref:GB 235 MCW/2/2
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
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  • 18
    Dr. Heinrich Handel-Mazzetti correspondence with William Wright Smith
    1922 - 1930
    Ref:GB 235 HMH
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Handel-Mazzetti Dr Heinrich.
    Extent:Small collection: 1 box misc. correspondence & folder in subject collection "Rhododendron Correspondence"
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  • 19
    Reginald Farrer Collection
    Farrer written material, box 5; Burma expedition with Euan Cox
    1919-1920
    Ref:GB 235 RJF/2/1/5
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:1 box, 10cm
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  • 20
    Primula papers
    1886 - 1928
    Ref:GB 235 PPP
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Creator).
    Extent:Comprehensive reference collection; 16 boxes of subject material
    Language:English
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