University of Cambridge. Botanic Garden
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds — Container: BG
Archives of the Botanic Garden, 1856 - 2002
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/BG
Scope and Contents
The archives comprise a wide range of operational records, covering the management and development of premises and grounds, garden planting, gardening advice within and without the University, visitors and Friends, accounts, bequests (including that by Reginald Cory) and staff, as well as papers concerning interaction with the Botany School and botanical research in general.
Dates:
1856 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access:
Among the archives of the Botanic Garden, personal records are closed to scholars for 80 years from the date of creation under data protection legislation. Restrictions are clearly indicated in catalogue entries.
Sub-Series
Botanic Garden Syndicate reports, 1976 - 2022
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/Reports 10 etc
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The annual reports are published by departments, research centres, museums, boards, management committees and syndicates. Occasionally, these records are accompanied by accounts, prospectuses and related reporting papers.
Dates:
1976 - 2022
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Department of Archives and Modern Manuscripts, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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