Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Registering Body and Number:	Registered charity 803080
Date:	1759-2013
Places:	Kew, Surrey
Functions, occupations and activities:	Societies and Associations > Learned, scientific, literary and debating
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C78758 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O32158 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1826-2014: records of RBGK and its departments	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives		NRA 25004
2	c1801-1900: plan of Kew Gardens	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0003	See Annual Return 2016
3	c1868: plan of the proposed 'T' Range hothouse at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 15-0010	See Annual Return 2015
4	c1905-1984: herbarium files rel to grasses, incl corresp and manuscript notes from staff concerning bamboo flowers and fruits, and notes and original drawings of Ochlandra and Melocalamus by Dr Otto Stapf (1857-1933), botanist and taxonomist	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0021	See Annual Return 2016
5	c1947-1987: Herbarium Compositae section: index and corresp	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 17-0010
6	1947-1990: papers, specimen lists and corresp rel to Flora of Iraq	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 15-0027	See Annual Return 2015
7	c1950-1989: papers rel to collectors, expeditions, and holdings of the Orchid Herbarium	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 12-0003
8	1950-1996: collecting notebooks and plant lists rel to the Ferns Section	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 15-0009	See Annual Return 2015
9	1951-1972: herbarium papers recording photographs, drawings and colour slides of plants, presented to Kew	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0001	See Annual Return 2016
10	1957-1998: Mycology Dept: curation and annual reports	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 20-0001	See Annual Return 2020
11	c1967-2000: Flora Zambesiaca: administrative and financial records rel to on-going production	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 18-0011; QX 18-0022	See Annual Return 2018
12	1972-1994: papers rel to the Boris Alexander Krukoff seed collection	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 13-0022	See Annual Return 2013
13	1973-1983: Horticulture department: Princess of Wales Conservatory plant records and information sheets	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
14	c1990-1999: promotional audio-visual material	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0012	See Annual Return 2016
15	1995-2010: tree sponsorships	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0024	See Annual Return 2016
16	c2000: herbarium integrated pest management programme	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0010	See Annual Return 2016
17	2001-2016: Press Office records	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 17-0015, QX 17-0016, QX 17-0018
18	2002: staff handbook providing guidance to staff on Kew's policies and procedures	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0023	See Annual Return 2016
19	2003-2013: herbarium media resources:leaflets, stationery and promotional material	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0002	See Annual Return 2016
20	2006-2007: visitor books for photographic exhibitions in the Nash Conservatory	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0004	See Annual Return 2016
21	2008-2012: collecting notebooks rel to the expeditions of Sven Landrein, Renata Borosova and Jo Osborne to China, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates [restricted access]	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 15-0015	See Annual Return 2015
22	2011: personnel job classification guide	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0009	See Annual Return 2016
23	2011-2012: corresp rel to the transfer of the Australian Botanical Liaison Officers (ABLO) library	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0018	See Annual Return 2016
24	2012-2015: Herbarium Library, Art and Archives: visitor books and key registers	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 16-0006, QX 17-0014	See Annual Return 2016
25	1897-1898: Douglas BW Sladen's corresp with Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, Director of Kew Gardens	Richmond upon Thames Local Studies Library and Archive	SLA/44, 46	NRA 14252 Sladen
26	1892-1969: Arboretum: Goods Inwards books	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 23-0014	See Annual Return 2023
27	1976-2004: papers rel to Arboretum expeditions to Japan, plant collecting there and creation of the Bamboo Garden; also incl some time books	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 23-0004	See Annual Return 2023
28	c1969: Herbarium: lists of specimens sent to Kew; the volume refers to Section IX families 185-199	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 23-0007	See Annual Return 2023
29	c1936-2012: Herbarium: field notes of expeditions	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 23-0008	See Annual Return 2023
30	2022: Visitor Operations: Book of Condolence following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, along with two mourning armbands, and a poster indicating the closure of the Gardens for national mourning	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	QX 23-0016	See Annual Return 2023