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'Biographical Data Collected by Sir Arthur William Hill concerning Henry Nicholson...

Catalogue reference: ELL/1/4

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Reference
ELL/1/4
Title
'Biographical Data Collected by Sir Arthur William Hill concerning Henry Nicholson Ellacombe'
Date
1879-1919
Description

Letters to Sir Arthur William Hill concerning the book 'HENRY NICHOLSON ELLACOMBE: A MEMOIR.'. This includes various correspondence with the individuals noted below:

Adcock, F E (Folio 161)
Baker, Abygail (Folio 162)
Baker, H (Folios 163-165)
Balfour, I B (Folio 166)
Bartholomew, A C (Folios 167-171)
Bartlett, H A (Folios 172-209)
Bidder, H J (Folios 210-211)
Blathwayt, W E (Folios 212-222)
Boxall, E (Folio 233)
Bradley, H E (Folio 224)
Bromhead, F (Folio 225)
Brown, G F (Folio 226)
Browne, G R (Folio 227)
Cockey, Mrs F A; Ellacombe’s daughter (Folio 228)
Cumberland, Mrs G; Ellacombe’s daughter (Folios 229-230)
Cumberland, W (Folios 231-234)
Elwes, A J (Folio 235)
Ettle, J (Folios 236-241) Includes photographs of Santhoxylum Planisfinum(sic) [zanthoxylum planispinum]
Hudson, E (Folios 242-246)
Hunt, H W (Folios 247-252)
Hut, A F (Folios 253-260)
Huxley, L (Folio 261-265)
Janson, P A (Folios 266-282)
Lathbury, D C (Folio 283-288)
Loder, G W E (Folio 289)
Maxwell, Sir H (Folios 290-294)
Milburn, J (Folio 295)
Moore, Sir F W (Folio 296)
Nichols G (Folios 297-298)
Robinson, J A (Folio 299)
Robinson, W (Folio 300)
Smith, Mrs L Graham (Folios 301-311)
Thiselton-Dyer, Sir W J (Folios 312-313)
Thomson, W P (Folio 314)
Willmott, Miss E (Folios 315-331)
Winwood, H H (Folios 332-333)
Wollaston, G H (Folios 334-347)

Press Cuttings (Folios 348-364)
Miscellaneous Notes (Folios 365-409):

Folio 371 is a handwritten list of institutions that supplied plants for the vicarage Garden at Bitton in the years 1971-76.

Folio 389 has a sketch of a ‘Anemone Aslanda’ that was supplied by Canon H N Ellacombe.

Sir Arthur William Hill’s written outline of the content of the diaries can be found on folios 393-400.

Folio 401 has a note of the first of seeds sent to Kew by Canon H N Ellacombe in 1869, and also the first plants sent from Kew to Canon H N Ellacombe

Held by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
Physical description
1 bound volume of 408 folios
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/69e15ec1-53fb-483b-b2dd-90bc2c469682/

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'Biographical Data Collected by Sir Arthur William Hill concerning Henry Nicholson Ellacombe'