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Thomas Maitland Papers
Catalogue reference: MAI
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This record is about the Thomas Maitland Papers dating from 1911-1973.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAI
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Title (The name of the record)
- Thomas Maitland Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1911-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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QX 92-0005 Correspondence received in 1920s, consists of 1 folder containing 5 files: Chief, Division of Botany, Union of South Africa, correspondence about fungi; C. J. Humphrey Esq, correspondence about fungi; Professor J. B. Cleland, correspondence about fungi; Dr C. Van Overeem, correspondence about fungi; Dr James R Weir, correspondence about fungi. PrP 05-0002: Autobiographical writings/botanical lists and presentation of Lebanese orchid paintings to RBGK. (1963-1973)1 folder. PrP 00-0001: Plant lists and memoir (1955-1962), 1 folder and 1 photo album of African travels (1911-1931)
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Letters from Maitland can also be found in:
DC 183 ff.704-713
Misc. reports 10.36, MR/499 (S. Nigeria - Agric. Dept. 1899-1917) ff.256-258, 271, 275, 279
DC 185 f. 271
Misc. reports 10.61 MR/456 (Uganda - misc. 1901-1928) ff. 40, 113
DC 182 f.232
Specimens are held in the Herbarium.
Misc. reports 10.37 MR/500 (Cameroons - misc. 1860-1928) ff. 128, 131-132
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Maitland, Thomas Douglas, Mr (1885-1976)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 box, 3, folders, 1 photograph album, 0.4 linear metres
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Material donated by T.D. Maitland's son, Donald Maitland. Correspondence transferred from Kew's library to the archives.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Photographs Manuscript papers
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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T. D. Maitland was born on 8 May 1885 in Perth, Scotland. He gained his early experiences of horticulture through a family business, and began working at Kew in 1909. His career in Africa allowed him to travel widely, beginning in February 1910 when he became Curator of Botanic Gardens, Calabar. In 1913 he became District Agricultural Officer in Uganda where he focused on economic crops. In 1919 he went to Kenya where he was appointed Chief of Economic Plants Division. In 1922, he moved backed to Uganda and became Government Botanist. In 1927, he became Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens at Victoria, Cameroons. He retired from the colonial service in 1931. The specimens that he collected on his travels were donated to Kew.
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