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Conserving Darwin's Letters
by: Eleanor Hasler, Library, Art and Archives blog17 May 2013
Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives.
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New trees for Kew's historic vistas
by: Tony Hall, Arboretum team blog29 Apr 2013
The arboretum team have been out planting some new trees along Kew's historic vistas. This is to ensure they are maintained for generations to come.
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Celebrating David Livingstone's Bicentenary
by: Lorna Cahill, Library, Art and Archives blog19 Mar 2013
To celebrate the bicentenary of African explorer David Livingstone, the Archives team reveal his connection to Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and how you can see more of his letters online.
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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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Exploring new frontiers!
by: Helen Hartley, Library, Art and Archives blog04 Feb 2013
The Director's Correspondence Digitisation Team is embarking on a new project. Join us as we journey back in time to 19th Century North America to uncover more tales of exploration, discovery and tragedy.
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Everard Im Thurn and the 'lost world'
by: Katherine Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog11 Dec 2012
We take a look at the varied career of Everard Im Thurn through his correspondence with the Directors of Kew, and find out about his exploration of the 'lost world' of Mount Roraima in British Guiana.
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On the murder of Dr Charles Budd Robinson
by: Charlotte Rowley, Library, Art and Archives blog20 Sep 2012
Read about the death of enthusiastic plant hunter Dr Charles Budd Robinson in Ambon, as told by the murder report in Kew's archives, and learn why miscommunication can be deadly.
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Gardeners and tigers and scares, oh my!
by: Emma Latham, Library, Art and Archives blog15 Jun 2012
It's not just plant talk and garden gossip in the Directors' Correspondence; there are some letters which recount exciting (and rather scary!) events too, such as the late 19th century tiger attack in the Calcutta Botanic Gardens.
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Displaying the letters of Augustine Henry
by: Virginia Mills, Library, Art and Archives blog03 Feb 2012
The Directors' Correspondence team has just put some of the letters of botanist Augustine Henry on display in Kew's Library Reading Room. Find out why we chose him as our subject and how the display brings together material from many of Kew's behind-the-scenes collections.
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Meet Nathaniel Wallich through his digital archive
by: Helen Hartley, Library, Art and Archives blog02 Dec 2011
This week sees the publication of a new website, funded by the World Collections Programme, which reunites collections relating to the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich. Find out more about the man himself in the Directors' Correspondence collection.
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