Balfour Family information

This material is held atRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 235 BFI
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1853 - 1980
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Family tree docs;
      1 box misc. papers
      1 photo album

Scope and Content

•Various copies of Isaac Bayley Balfour’s Family Tree
•Copy of the Balfour family photo album
•1 box of miscellaneous papers regarding the Balfour family tree

Administrative / Biographical History

Son of John Hutton Balfour, Isaac Bayley Balfour was Regius Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh between 1888 and 1922, specialising in Rhododendrons and Primulas and making improvements to the RBGE's teaching and laboratory facilities.

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/

Note

Son of John Hutton Balfour, Isaac Bayley Balfour was Regius Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh between 1888 and 1922, specialising in Rhododendrons and Primulas and making improvements to the RBGE's teaching and laboratory facilities.

Conditions Governing Use

Images from family photo album not to be used or reproduced without permission from the owner.

Additional Information

published