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The 'Orchid King' and his army
by: Elisabeth Thurlow, Library, Art and Archives blog25 Feb 2013
Read about the dangers of orchid collecting as Kew's graduate trainee repackages a collection of letters held in the Kew Gardens' Archives.
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Introducing the new Archives Graduate Trainee
by: Elisabeth Thurlow, Library, Art and Archives blog29 Oct 2012
Read about the first few weeks of our new trainee and the story behind the travels of Kew's Japanese Gateway
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Brocken Spectres and Circular Rainbows
by: Helen Hartley, Library, Art and Archives blog03 Aug 2012
Many weird and wonderful subjects have been uncovered while digitising Kew's Directors' Correspondence collection. Read about a 19th century botanist's awe-inspiring encounter with a 'Spectre' in Jamaica's Blue mountains.
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Preparing for the Joseph Hooker exhibition
by: Emma Le Cornu, Library, Art and Archives blog29 Mar 2012
Read about how the Preservation section prepared for the Joseph Hooker exhibition.
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Inside the Preservation Studio
by: Debora Hodgson, Library, Art and Archives blog27 Feb 2012
Read about our Library Graduate Trainee and her behind-the-scenes work in the Preservation Studio.
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Free events in Kew's Archives this January
by: Kiri Ross Jones, Library, Art and Archives blog06 Jan 2012
Join Kew's archivists to hear botanists’ and plant hunters’ stories about their travels and cultural encounters and go behind-the-scenes in the Archives.
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Early daffs...and more!
by: Richard Wilford, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog05 Dec 2011
The warm autumn has encouraged some daffodils (Narcissus) to flower early in the Davies Alpine House - and there are other interesting plants to see there too.
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Introducing our new Library Graduate Trainee
by: Debora Hodgson, Library, Art and Archives blog09 Nov 2011
Read about our new Library Graduate Trainee and all that her role entails.
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#AskArchivists Day with Kew, 9 June 2011
by: Kiri Ross-Jones, Library, Art and Archives blog06 Jun 2011
Kiri explains how her team will be taking part in the international twitter event #AskArchivists Day and how you can tweet the team your questions.
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Take a walk on the wild side in the Archives
by: Sarah Cox, Library, Art and Archives blog18 Apr 2011
Take a walk on the wild side with botanist and plant hunter Henry Ridley, as Sarah discovers his animal encounters!
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