Record

RefNoEXP/3/3/4/3
LevelFile
TitleCorrespondence between Royal Society representatives and Sir George Taylor, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date23 February 1960 - 30 April 1964
DescriptionCorrespondence is largely between Taylor and D C Martin, Executive Secretary, with some correspondence between Taylor and George Hemmen, expeditions officer. The topics of the correspondence include; an inivitation to serve on the North Borneo Expeditions Committee, arranging the dates and times of Committee meetings, notes concerning the test of cine film at Kew Gardens, including a letter of thanks to Taylor from Martin and letters concerning the expeditions possible inclusion of Tom Harrison of the Sarawak Museum. The letters relating to Harrison includes a copy of a letter from J D Freeman who expresses a great deal of concern about Harrison's behaviour, leading Taylor to suggest Harrison is not included in the expedition party.
Extent20 items
FormatTypescript and manuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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