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Papers of the Nature Conservancy Council. These papers contain eighteen letters,...

Catalogue reference: RM 20/11

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RM 20/11
Date
1953-1969
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Papers of the Nature Conservancy Council.


These papers contain eighteen letters, two compliment slips, two postcards, three maps, one drawing and one plant list regarding 'The Nature Conservancy' an organisation interested in conservation. These letters are mostly concerned with the conservation of the New Forest, in particular 'Bank Bog', 'Wilverley Walk' and the plant Spiranthes aestivalis, [rare orchid]. These papers include letters from H T Baker of Crabwood, Pitt, Winchester, Veronica M Conway of The Nature Conservancy, J H Hemsley of The Nature Conservancy, Furzebrook Research Station, Wareham, Dorset, J C E Hubbard of The Nature Conservancy, Coastal Ecology Research Station, Norwich, Norfolk, J E Lousley of Botanical Society of the British Isles, G N Sale of The Nature Conservancy, London, and Mrs Barbara Welch (1904-1986) of Botanical Society of the British Isles, Richmond, Surrey.

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
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Former reference (Department): SIM/1/11
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RM 20

Papers of Norman Douglas Simpson, Botanist

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Papers of the Nature Conservancy Council. These papers contain eighteen letters,...