| Description | Papers relating to the symposium "Biological Aspects of Rare Plant Conservation" held on the 13th to the 19th of July with the Botanical Society of the British Isles. Including:
1. Leaflet.
la. Leaflet and application form.
lb. Provisional programme.
2. Penultimate draft programme.
3. Draft programme.
4. Programme.
5. Information about excursions.
6. List of those to whom the programme and covering letter was sent.
6a. List of delegates.
7. Abstracts of papers.
8. 1977 Apr 16. Perring, F.H., Walters, S.M., Wells, T.C.E. Information about the forthcoming conference in the summer of 1980.
9. 1979 Jul 24. Walters, S.M. Organizing Committee meeting on 17th August. Agenda.
10. 1979 Aug 17 Organizing Committee meeting. Minutes.
11. 1979 Oct 9. Walters, S.M. Organizing Committee meeting on 9th October. Agenda.
12. 1979 Oct 10. Organizing Committee meeting. Minutes.
13. 1977 Nov 1. Lucas, G.L1., Walters, S.M., Perring, F.H., Wells, T.C.E. Information about the forthcoming conference in July 1980.
14. 1979 Nov 8. Birks, Mrs. H. to King's College. Confirms booking of 150 places for duration of conference.
15. 1979 Nov 13 King's College to Birks, Mrs. H. Confirms booking and cost of 150 places over the period 13-19 July 1980.
16. Organizing Committee meeting on 11th December. Agenda.
17. 1979 Dec 11. Organizing Committee meeting. Minutes.
18. 1979 Dec 17. Linnean Society to Birks, Mrs. H. Encloses cheque for £200, contribution towards early running expenses.
19. 1980 Jan 1. Birks, Mrs. H. to Linnean Society. Acknowledges cheque for £200. Commonwealth Foundation had given £2,300, expenses of Given, Jain and Myers. British Ecological Society had given £500 to support ecologists booked to speak.
20. 1980 Jan 1. Birks, Mrs. H. to Linnean Society. Official receipt for £200.
21. Organizing Committee meeting on 5th February. Agenda.
22. 1980 Feb 5. Organizing Committee meeting. Minutes.
23. Organizing Committee meeting on 23rd April. Agenda.
24. 1980 Apr 23. Organizing Committee meeting. Minutes.
25. 1980 Apr 25. Walpole, M. to Linnean Society. About the precarious financial position of the Linnean Society and BSBI. So far the number of bookings is disastrous.
26. 1980 May 9. Note about income and deficit.
27. 1980 May 10. Organizing Committee meeting. Minutes.
28. 1980 Jun 4. Organizing Committee meeting. Minutes.
29. 1980 Sep 23. Walters, S.M. Organizing Comittee meeting on 11th November. Agenda.
30. 1980 Nov 4. Lucas, G.L1. to Organizing Committee. Regrets he cannot attend final meeting. Suggests what should be done with surplus cash.
31. 1980 Nov 11. Organizing Committee meeting. Minutes.
32. Birks, Mrs. H. Summary of the conference, the number of papers presented and the number of people who attended.
32a. Balance sheet.
Grants
33. 1978 Jul 28. Nature Conservancy Council. Offers up to £1,700 for employment of part-time Secretary for one year.
34. 1978 Oct 19. Perring, F.H. to Gardiner, J.C. Encloses NCC forms. Suggests a meeting.
35. 1978 Oct 23. Gardiner, J.C. to Perring, F.H. Had reported successful application to Council.
36. 1979 Aug 22 Walters, S.M. to Nature Conservancy Council. Questions about the grant.
37. 1979 Aug 20 Linnean Society to Heslop-Harrison, J. Applying to Royal Society for a grant. Asks if his name could be used.
38. 1979 Sep 1. Heslop-Harrison, J. to Linnean Society. Happy to act as referee.
39. 1979 Sep 21 Linnean Society to The British Council. Would appreciate any financial help towards subsistence of speakers.
40. 1979 Sep 21 Linnean Society to The Commonwealth Foundation. Would appreciate any financial help towards subsistence of speakers from the Commonwealth.
41. 1979 Oct 3. The Commonwealth Foundation. Would consider a grant to Jain, Myers and Given. Asks for detailed application.
42. 1979 Oct 8. Linnean Society to Heslop-Harrison, J. Grateful for his help. Will send a programme.
43. 1979 Oct 11. The British Council. Not certain yet if they have any funds available for conferences in the next financial year.
44. 1979 Oct 12. Linnean Society to the Commonwealth Foundation. Letter of thanks that the Foundation will consider application for grant.
45. 1979 Oct 15. Linnean Society to the British Council. Appreciates the difficulties in the awarding of grants for next year.
46. 1979 Oct 16. Birks, Mrs H. to Heslop-Harrison, J. Organizing Comittee is grateful for his help.
47. [There is no letter No. 47. Editor's error.]
48. 1979 Oct 18. Birks, Mrs H. to the Commonwealth Foundation. Encloses details of support required for Given, Jain and Myers.
49. 1979 Oct 19. Birks, Mrs H. to Linnean Society. Encloses application form for the Royal Society.
50. 1979 Oct 25. Linnean Society to Royal Society. Encloses application form for a grant.
51. 1979 Oct 25. Linnean Society to Heslop-Harrison, J. Encloses copy of application form to Royal Society.
52. 1979 Oct 25. Linnean Society to Birks, Mrs H. Application form to the Royal Society signed by Stearn.
53. 1979 Oct 29. Birks, Mrs H. to The British Council. Names the four speakers for whom a grant was required.
54. 1979 Nov 5. Birks, Mrs H. to Linnean Society. Encloses copy of reply to The British Council.
55. 1979 Dec 18. The Commonwealth Foundation to Birks, Mrs H. Grant of £2,300 approved to support the attendance of Given, Jain and Myers.
56. 1979 Dec 21. Linnean Society to the Commonwealth Foundation. Delighted to receive copy of letter to Mrs H. Birks.
57. 1980 Jan 4. The British Council to Linnean Society. Confirms grant of £96 towards expenses of Medweka-Kornas, Nilsson, Tamm and Hartman.
58. 1980 Jan 8. Linnean Society to the British Council. Letter of thanks for the grant [No. 57].
59. 1980 Jan 17. Birks, Mrs H. to Linnean Society. Had thanked The British Council.
60. 1980 Jan 18. Royal Society to Linnean Society. Council had authorized grant of £1,000 towards travelling expenses.
61. 1980 Jan 22. Linnean Society to Royal Society. Letter of thanks for grant of £1,000.
62. 1980 Jan 22. Linnean Society to Heslop-Harrrison, J. Letter of thanks for his sponsorship.
63. 1980 Jul 23. Linnean Society to Royal Society. Informal letter of thanks for their help in making the Conference an undoubted success.
64. 1980 Jul 21. Linnean Society to the Commonwealth Foundation. Letter of thanks for their help in making the Conference an undoubted success.
65. 1980 Jul 23. Linnean Society to the British Council. Letter of thanks for their help in making the Conference an undoubted success.
66. 1980 Jul 24. Royal Society to Linnean Society. Letter of thanks for Linnean Society letter of thanks [No. 63].
67. 1980 Jul 29. Myers, N. to the Commonwealth Foundation. Letter of thanks for their grant towards his travelling expenses.
68. 1980 Jul 31. Linnean Society. to Nature Conservancy Council. Claim for offer of grant, £850.
69. 1980 Aug 6. Walters, S.M. to Sponsoring Societies and members of Organizing Committee. Report on the Conference.
Publications
70. Published volume. John Wiley leaflet.
71. Published volume. Botanical Society of the British Isles, leaflet.
72. 1980 Mar 24. John Wiley to Synge, H. Confirms he will edit the volume entitled Biological Aspects of Rare Plant Conservation. Agreement attached.
73. 1980 Mar 26. Synge, H. to Linnean Society. Asks for comments on the contract with John Wiley.
74. 1980 May 17. Synge, H. to Linnean Society. Contract not yet signed. Is concerned about Clause 6.
75. 1980 Jul 9. Academic Press to Birks, Mrs. H. Invoice for books supplied.
76. 1980 Sep 4. Academic Press. Reminder that the invoice [No. 75] not yet paid.
77. 1980 Sep 16. Birks, Mrs H. to Linnean Society. Encloses statement from Academic Press.
78. 1980 Sep 25. Academic Press to Linnean Society. Complaint about condition of unsold books from the Conference. Credit of £3566.60 authorized.
79. 1980 Nov 18. Birks, Mrs H. to Linnean Society. Encloses another invoice from Academic Press.
80. 1980 Nov 24. Linnean Society to Birks, Mrs. H. All now settled with Academic Press.
81. 1981 May 18. BSBI to Linnean Society. Not enough money left to pay for the volume index. Suggests the Linnean Society pay half the index charge. [Total charge £120.] |