Fonds AR069 - Edward Morrell Holmes fonds

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Edward Morrell Holmes fonds

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    CA UVICARCH AR069

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    • 1895-1918 (Creation)
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      Holmes, Edward Morrell

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    1 v.

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    (1843-1930)

    Biographical history

    E.M. Holmes was a noted English botanist and pharmaceutical chemist. He was a member of many scientific associations, and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, 1875-1924. He published extensively on botany, drugs and medicinal plants.

    Custodial history

    The scrapbook was acquired by Alan Austin of the University of Victoria Biology Department, who donated it to the Archives.

    Scope and content

    The fonds consists of a scrapbook containing approximately 250 specimens of dried botanical specimens collected between 1895 and 1918. Each of the specimens has been labelled with name, location and date. Specimens have been collected from a variety of places, including Weymouth, Devonshire, Plymouth, Yorkshire, Sussex, Cornwall, Ilfracombe, Cherbourg, North Donegal, County Antrim, County Down, County Galway, the Isle of Man and, the Isle of Wight.

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        BCAUL control number: UVICARCH-330

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