Major accessions to repositories in 2007 relating to Gardening

Local

Bristol Record Office

• Horfield and District Allotments Association Ltd: additional records 1917-2005 (40620)

Croydon Archives Service

• White House Horticultural Society, Sanderstead: records incl minutes 1951-2007 (A926)

East Sussex Record Office

• Groombridge Horticultural Society and Garden Club: additional records 1989-2007 (9847)
• Hailsham Horticultural Society: records incl minutes 20th cent (9626)

Essex Record Office

• Bulphan and District Horticultural Society: minutes and papers 1922-1971 (D/Z 513)

Gloucestershire Archives

• John Jefferies & Son Ltd, seed merchants and nurserymen, Cirencester: additional family papers (D6464)
• Cheltenham Horticultural Society: records rel to trophies awarded 1983-2005 (D10456)

Gwent Record Office

• Newport and District Horticultural Society: records incl minutes 1961-2007

Hampshire Record Office

• FH Dean & Son Ltd, corn and garden merchants, Chandlers Ford: records incl ledgers, day books, poison book, seed and garden catalogues 1920-85 (99A07)

Lancashire Record Office

• Harry Winter, gardener at Aughton Springs: diary 1934-1939 (DDX 2595/1 ACC10097)

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for

• William North, market gardener, Syston: business accounts, incl accounts of the overseer of the highways 1825-1842 (DE7242)

North East Lincolnshire Archives

• Humberston Food Production Society: records 1942-1947 (1286)

Northumberland Collections Service

• William Henderson, gardener: gardening diaries, pressed specimens, surveys 1794-1876 (NRO 07231)

Perth and Kinross Council Archive

• Blairgowrie and Rattray Horticultural Society: records including minutes and prize lists c1974-2005 (ACC07/41)

Shropshire Archives

• Wrekin Flower Club: records 1960-2003 (7603)

Surrey History Centre

• Land Club League, Limpsfield and district: minutes 1909-21 (8154)
• Ottershaw and District Horticultural Association: minutes, accounts, membership records, show papers and event records 1980-2007 (8130)

Warwickshire County Record Office

• Craven family, Earls of Craven: Warwicks estate plans 19th cent with survey of Coombe Abbey and gardens 1868 19th cent (CR 4113)
• Idlicote House: draft inventory of contents incl outbuilding and gardens, with separate lists of china, glass, books, etc c1806 (CR 4099)

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds

• Bandstand Field Allotment Association: records 1993-2000 (WYL2193)
• Meanwood Allotment: records 1877-1956 (WYL2182)
• Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Plotholders Association: records 1989-2002 (WYL1131)

National

Island Archives Service, Guernsey

• West Agricultural and Horticultural Show, Guernsey: corresp, lists of winners, and other papers 2002-2006 (AQ 848)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives

• Rosalie Periam, gardener: papers incl notebooks, sketch book and photographs c1940-1951 (PrP-07-003)
• Shuttleworth, Carder & Co, plant collectors and dealers: letter book 1886-1892 (PrP-07-009)

University

Bristol University Information Services: Special Collections

• Bristol University, Long Ashton Research Station: additional papers 1963-2003 (DM 1983/10)

Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

• Cambridge University Botanic Gardens: notes of plants in flower by Michael O'Donoghue 1957-1958 (MS Add. 9763)

Liverpool University: Special Collections and Archives

• Ness Botanical Gardens & Bees Ltd: account books, register of trees and shrubs, photographs, films, videos and sound recordings 1902-1994 (A.311)

Reading University: Museum of English Rural Life

• Suttons Seeds Ltd, seed merchants, Reading: additional photographs c1960-69 (P DX1730, 1731)
• Land Settlement Association: records c1940-89 (SR LSA)
• Soil Association Ltd: recorded interviews and talks from conferences and related events c1960-2007 (D DX1750)