Two boxes of card indices - one card per plant appearing in the B.S.B.I. vascular plant survey of the Midlothian Vice County V.C.83, listing the historic literature relating to each plant.
Elizabeth P. Beattie's Literature Card Index, V.C.83
This material is held atRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives
- Reference
- GB 235 EPB/1
- Dates of Creation
- 1960 - 1979
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 2 boxes; 23cm
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Cards have been left in the same order that E.P. Beattie left them - users should take care to retain this order when using collection. The cards/plants are numbered and ordered using J.E. Dandy's system as outlined in his 'List of British Vascular Plants', BSBI, 1958 (right click, open link in new tab) https://rbge.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=61852&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20Dandy%2C%20j.e.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
2014-03-05/9
Note
RBGEA2014/09
Other Finding Aids
none
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Users should retain the order that the cards are in.
Archivist's Note
Description revised March 2022, LP
Conditions Governing Use
Permission required from RBGE.
Custodial History
Card Index has been passed to and from successive B.S.B.I. Recorders including Douglas McKean and Barbara Sumner, who donated the Index to RBGE on behalf of the B.S.B.I.
Additional Information
published