Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Sir Arthur William Hill

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GB 0248 DC 002/14/238

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20 January 1922

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letter

Name of creator

Hill | Sir | Arthur William | 1875-1941 | director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (England)

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Sir Arthur William Hill regarding the position of Assistant Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He wishes to hear Bower's ideas on the matter and expresses his own opinions that the individual should have an interest in the systematic and economic aspects of botany and have a knowledge of the wider world, such as India or a tropical colony. He also wants someone 10-15 years younger than himself. John Mclean Thompson he considers to be the right sort of person, although he is not available. Hill goes on to say that his is not the final decision on the matter as the Ministry of Agriculture could over-rule him.

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Sir Arthur William Hill
Item Summary
Reference Code	GB 0248 DC 002/14/238
Date(s)	20 January 1922
Extent and medium of the unit of description	1 letter
Name of creator	Hill \| Sir \| Arthur William \| 1875-1941 \| director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (England)
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Sir Arthur William Hill regarding the position of Assistant Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He wishes to hear Bower's ideas on the matter and expresses his own opinions that the individual should have an interest in the systematic and economic aspects of botany and have a knowledge of the wider world, such as India or a tropical colony. He also wants someone 10-15 years younger than himself. John Mclean Thompson he considers to be the right sort of person, although he is not available. Hill goes on to say that his is not the final decision on the matter as the Ministry of Agriculture could over-rule him.
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Subjects	Age and Employment Appointment to Office Botany, Economic Botany, Systematic Knowledge and Learning
People	Bower \| Frederick Orpen \| 1855-1948 \| regius professor of botany, University of Glasgow Hill \| Sir \| Arthur William \| 1875-1941 \| director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (England)
Businesses and Organisations	Ministry of Agriculture \| United Kingdom Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew \| 1759:- \| botanic garden \| Kew (England)
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