Peter Michie ephemera

This material is held atRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 235 MIC
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1930 - 1955
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box, 47cm

Scope and Content

/1 notebook; "Noteworthy Plants at RBGE 1947"
/2 lecture notes, c.1950 - probation gardener course at RBGE
/3/1-18 exam papers taken at RBGE, 1948-1951
/4 certificate awarded at completion of course
/5 photographs taken at RBGE, 4 donated, 1 scan of Peter Michie in Palm House
/6 photograph album/notebook of shots of RBGE taken in 1930-1950 by Roland Edgar Cooper "Showing glimpses of the layout plan of 1824"
/7 "The Weather Map" - 1948 textbook used for Meteorology course

Administrative / Biographical History

Michie was a Probationer Gardener at RBGE starting in September 1948, eventually becaming a Botanical Foreman before leaving in July 1954 to work at the Institute of Parks, Lower Basildon, Reading.

Access Information

Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/

Acquisition Information

Michie's family

Note

Michie was a Probationer Gardener at RBGE starting in September 1948, eventually becaming a Botanical Foreman before leaving in July 1954 to work at the Institute of Parks, Lower Basildon, Reading.

Lawrie Buchan helped to identify some of the men in the photographs

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Good. Cooper album has some water damage and some of the photos have detached - handle with care. Certificate has a section cut out of it, presumably by Michie.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission required from RBGE.

Additional Information

published

Personal Names