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'Papers of Library Insurance'. These papers include eighteen typed and handwritten...

Catalogue reference: RM 20/3

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RM 20/3
Date
1947-1971
Description

'Papers of Library Insurance'.


These papers include eighteen typed and handwritten lists of Simpson's books, maps and journals in his library (some lists state 'value of over £5' and others state 'value over £25'). These lists were compiled for insurance purposes. The insurance company was Westminster Fire Office.

Related material

See also SIM/1/13

Held by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
Former department reference
Former reference (Department): SIM/1/3
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Access conditions

Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/fbdd2f2f-5405-42e6-ba49-19202244a0ef/

Series information

RM 20

Papers of Norman Douglas Simpson, Botanist

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Papers of Norman Douglas Simpson, Botanist

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'Papers of Library Insurance'. These papers include eighteen typed and handwritten...