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Spruce, Richard, (1817-1893), botanist

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Surname: Spruce
Forenames: Richard
Gender: Male
Date: 1817-1893
History: Explorer and botanist.
Biography: ODNB link for Spruce, Richard (1817-1893) Botanist
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P276114 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P126875 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Richard Spruce
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
c. 1841-1934: Papers of Richard Spruce, Explorer and Botanist
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
RM 8
2
corresp and papers
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
NRA 25004

See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
3
notebook
Linnean Society of London
See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
4
1849-62: papers rel to South America
Royal Geographical Society
RSP
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
5
corresp, journal and accounts
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
6
c1850: drawings of Brazil
Royal Society
MS 236
See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
7
1842-48: letters (66) to William Borrer
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
NRA 25004

See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
8
1856-75: corresp with Daniel Hanbury
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
9
1842-65: corresp with Sir William Hooker (125 items)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982