RBGK: Director's Correspondence, 05 December 1805-1928

Component identifier:

Fonds DC

Extent:

45 items

Content Summary:

Official correspondence: letters to Sir William Hooker.

Collection comprises of correspondence received by Kew Director/Senior Staff, arranged by geographic region.

The collection also includes Sir William Hooker's correspondence from before the start of his directorship at Kew in 1841.

The letters aare mostly addressed to Sir Joseph Hooker, Sir William Thiselton-Dyer, Sir David Prain and Sir Arthur Hill. Hooker, Thiselton-Dyer and Hill each spent lengthy periods as assistant directors before they took over as directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Some letters are written to curators, librarians and other members of the staff. Occasionally copies of their replies are included with the letters.

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