Record

RefNoMC/14/211
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [William Turner] Thiselton-Dyer, Kew, to [John] Evans
CreatorThiselton-Dyer; Sir; William Turner (1843-1928); British botanist; third director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Date8 May 1887
DescriptionApplies for a grant of £20 from the Donation Fund on behalf of William Botting Hemsley for drawing up in alphabetical form a digest of the existing information and most accessible literature relating to the vegetable productions and resources of the various possessions of the Empire.

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Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/1/460
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7968Thiselton-Dyer; Sir; William Turner (1843 - 1928); botanist1843 - 1928
NA1455Hemsley; William Botting (1843 - 1924)1843 - 1924
NA1686Evans; Sir; John (1823 - 1908)1823 - 1908
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