Friends of Dundee University Botanic Garden

Contains documents concerning setting up the Friends of Dundee Botanic Garden, constitution, member lists, papers on the meetings of the Committee, arrangements of the society and newsletters.

The Friends of Dundee University Botanic Garden was established in 1982 as a voluntary society with charitable status. In March 1982 a Steering Committee was set up to draft the constitution. Its members were D.P. Thomson, L. Bisset, J.C. Hadden, H. Ingram, F. Millar and R. Seaton. The public inaugural meeting of the Society took place in June 1982. The Earl of Dalhousie became the Honorary President of the Friends. The first chairman of the Society was Dr. D.P. Thomson, succeeded by George L. Grant, David Hogarth, Andrew Morrison and Hugh Ingram.
The objectives were to support the development of the Garden, promote its activity as well as finance projects which could not be funded by the University. The Society's members organized regular events which included guided visits to the Garden, excursions, series' of talks on horticulture and plant sales. The Friends also published newsletters with articles on the Garden. In 2007 and 2008 the Society led the successful campaign against the planned closure of the Botanic Garden.
The Friends 'support and promote the development of the Garden, and assist in fund raising for projects that cannot properly be funded from University resources, especially projects related to the public use and enjoyment of the Garden'
Source: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/botanic/friends/ Accessed 2/9/2022

Arranged in series, files kept as deposited.

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Documents were donated by the secretary of the Friends and Hugh Ingram, the former chairman of the Friends of the Botanic Garden

The Friends of Dundee University Botanic Garden was established in 1982 as a voluntary society with charitable status. In March 1982 a Steering Committee was set up to draft the constitution. Its members were D.P. Thomson, L. Bisset, J.C. Hadden, H. Ingram, F. Millar and R. Seaton. The public inaugural meeting of the Society took place in June 1982. The Earl of Dalhousie became the Honorary President of the Friends. The first chairman of the Society was Dr. D.P. Thomson, succeeded by George L. Grant, David Hogarth, Andrew Morrison and Hugh Ingram.
The objectives were to support the development of the Garden, promote its activity as well as finance projects which could not be funded by the University. The Society's members organized regular events which included guided visits to the Garden, excursions, series' of talks on horticulture and plant sales. The Friends also published newsletters with articles on the Garden. In 2007 and 2008 the Society led the successful campaign against the planned closure of the Botanic Garden.
The Friends 'support and promote the development of the Garden, and assist in fund raising for projects that cannot properly be funded from University resources, especially projects related to the public use and enjoyment of the Garden'
Source: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/botanic/friends/ Accessed 2/9/2022

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Items are on paper

Description compiled by Agata Bogucka, volunteer, 2011

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Documents were kept by the officers of the Botanic Gardens

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MS 320