Archive
The Group is fortunate to have been gifted a number of items which now form the beginnings of a proper archive. At the present time some of these records only exist in paper form but in the future it is hoped they will be scanned to be made available electronically on request.
In the meantime, if you are researching something in particular and believe something we hold in the list available for download is of interest, please email Kevin Pratt for more details.
Group Archives
Yearbooks 1946-2020
Rhododendron Related Notes
Revision of Rhododendron, Notes from the RBGE 39.1, 39.2
Rhododendron Handbook 1967 Part One
Rhododendron Handbook 1969 Part Two
Rhododendron Handbook 1980
Rhododendron Handbook 1998
American Rhododendron Society Journal from 2008 onwards available as hard copies
Rhododendron und Immergrüne (the Journal of the German Rhododendron Society) from 2008 onwards available as hard copies
Scottish Rhododendron Society Newsletters & Yearbooks from 2008 onwards available as hard copies
Hybrid Zones in Rhododendron subsection Taliensia: Tobias Marczewski’s 2011 PhD thesis, pdf version and a single hard copy
Rhododendrons of China Vol 1
Documents relating to the publication of The Rhododendron Story
Documents relating to the production of the 1988-89 yearbook
Documents relating to the production of the 1990 yearbook
Documents relating to the production of the 1996-97 yearbook
Photos
Photos of the 5th International Rhododendron Union Conference in Bad Zwischenahn 1992 with annotated list.
Negatives of visit to Hilliers and Exbury October 1992
Photos of the 1983 Tour to Ireland
Photos of the Group Tour to Scotland 1986 labelled
Photos of the Group Tour to Scotland 1988 some labelled
Photos of the Group Tour to the NE and Borders 1991 annotated
Photos of the 1993 Tour to Surrey
Letters and correspondence
Correspondence with H Edward Reilly regarding second edition of Success with Rhododendrons
Correspondence with Peter Cox regarding Peter Wharton’s rhododendron collections
Correspondence with Peter Wharton regarding his rhododendron collections
Various correspondence relating to the production of the yearbook between 1988 and 1996
Correspondence from Homer Salley regarding Muncaster hybrids
Copy of correspondence from Walter Magor to Batsford re Yunnan Camellias of China and
Annual Group Tours 1965-78
Details of Rhododendron Study Weekend at RBG Edinburgh April 2000
Details of Rhodo ’02 held at RBG Edinburgh
Itinerary for Group Tour to Devon (undated)
Documents relating to the International Rhododendron Union Conference held in Bad
Group Tour of May 1983 to Ireland
Autumn Weekend to Banbury October 1983
Group Tour of May 1986 to Scotland
Autumn Weekend October 1987 to Sussex
Group Tour of May 1988 to Scotland
Autumn Weekend to Gloucestershire October 1988
Group Tour of South Wales in April 1990
Autumn Weekend October 1991 to Leominster
Group Tour to Scotland in 1992
Autumn Weekend October 1992 to Hampshire
Autumn Weekend October 1993 to Banbury
Group Tour of May 1993 to Surrey and Hampshire
Spring Tour of 1994 to Scotland
Autumn Weekend to Cambridge October 1994
Group Tour of May 1995 to Derbyshire
Autumn Weekend to Bradford on Avon October
Group Tour of May 1997 to Cornwall
Group Tour of May 1999 to West Sussex
Group Tour of May 2000 to Cheshire and North Wales
Autumn Weekend to Bradford on Avon October
Autumn Weekend to Cornwall October 2002
Group Tour of April 2003 visit to Belgium
Group Tour to Scotland 2004
Autumn Weekend with the ICS to Buckinghamshire October 2004
Group Tour to Devon & Cornwall, April 2005
Miscellaneous items
Commemorative set of stamps featuring rhododendrons, issued in China
Obituary of Walter Magor May 1995
Service sheet from the funeral/Celebration of the Life of Iris Wright
Corrected manuscript by Michael Jurgens for an article ‘The Terrific Triflora Tribe’
RHS related items
The Plantsman (now Plant Review) from 2008 onwards available as hard copies
Silver-gilt Medal Certificate for Chelsea Flower Show Exhibit 2016
Rhododendron show group award silver 1992
