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    Ludlow, F. and Sherriff, G. Collection
    George Sherriff Diaries; 1933 Bhutan and South Tibet
    1933
    Ref:GB 235 LSH/003/01/01
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:This file contains G. Sherriff's from 1933. The diary contains a number of loose leaf sheets that have been interleaved between the back pages of the bound book. These sheets include: a lists of items for the expedition; a route plan of 'Trashiyangsi to the Me La'; an itinerary
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    Ludlow, F. and Sherriff, G. Collection
    George Sherriff Diaries; Originals
    1933 - 1949
    Ref:GB 235 LSH/003/01
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:This sub-series contains 8 files: files 1993-1949. They contain the diaries of G. Sherriff, detailing his expeditions with Frank Ludlow in Bhutan and Tibet. There are loose leaf sheets interleaved between the pages of some of the diaries. These contain a variety of letters, clippings, itineraries, plant lists and cost lists
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    Ludlow, F. and Sherriff, G. Collection
    Box 4 - Photographs attributed to G. Sherriff 'Tibet and Bhutan'
    1933 - 1949
    Ref:GB 235 LSH/005/01/04
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:This box contains 67 black and white photographs. The original packaging (with annotations) in which the photographs were donated by Peter Cox is also contained here. The majority of the photographs are of varieties of Meconopsis and rhododendron. Many of the photographs have a label on the reverse which relates to corresponding herbarium material of the same number. Most photographs also have the plant number, location and date listed on the reverse. Some photographs also have marking related to the desired cropping or enlarging of future prints on the reverse. The largest prints are around 8 x 10 inches and the smallest around 6 x 8 inches. The majority of prints are at the larger end of the scale
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  • 4
    Ludlow, F. and Sherriff, G. Collection
    Ludlow and Sherriff; Recipients of sets of Ludlow and Sherriff seed
    1940 - ?
    Ref:GB 235 LSH/001/02/01
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:This file contains a 5 page list of recipients of seeds from Ludlow and Sherriff. It lists over 69 people detailing their name, position, location and preference
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  • 5
    Ludlow, F. and Sherriff, G. Collection
    Ludlow and Sherriff; Plant Documents
    1933 - 1952
    Ref:GB 235 LSH/001
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Extent:This series contains four sub-series: plant lists, seed lists, garden register and publications
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  • 6
    Brian S. Brookes - Schoenus Ferrugineus Research
    1940 - 1980
    Ref:GB 235 BRO
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Brookes Brian S.
    Extent:Moderate, 3 boxes research papers
    Language:English
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  • 7
    Ludlow, F. and Sherriff, G. Collection
    Box of photographic material 'Ludlow and Sherriff photographs 1938'
    1938
    Ref:GB 235 LSH/005/01/11
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
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  • 8
    Ascreavie Seed Sowing Record 1951-1983
    1951 - 1986
    Ref:GB 235 ASC
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Smith David Christie James.
    Extent:1 box of copied sheets, 6cm
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  • 9
    Hicks, J.H. Collection
    1949
    Ref:GB 235 HJH
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Hicks JH.
    Extent:Small collection; 1 box of miscellaneous papers; glass plate negatives & 3 reels of film, now converted to dvd
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  • 10
    Ludlow, F. and Sherriff, G. Collection
    1930 - 1952, 1903 - 2014
    Ref:GB 235 LSH
    Location:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
    Name of creator:
    Ludlow Frank,Sherriff George.
    Extent:Comprehensive; collection includes: 39 Plant lists 24 reels of cine-film 15 Envelopes of photographic negatives 15 Lists of primulas 11 Publications 10 Original diaries 8 Boxes of photographic material (prints and negatives) 8 Bundles of letters 6 Maps 6 dvds 4 Greetings cards 2 Lists of photographic material 2 Itineraries 2 Lists of seed recipients 2 Photocopied diaries 2 passport translations 1 passport covering letter 1 Tibetan passport 1 Tibetan letter and translation 1 Location log 1 List of costs 1 Garden Register 1 Peter Cox donation letter
    Language:English Tibetan Tibetan All Tibetan documents have at least a partial translation into English catalogued alongside them
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    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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