Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List

Ref.

U140/J/01/08

Date:

1840s - 1854

Level : series Title:

Cork Horticultural Society

Extent: 6 items Scope and Content: Set of printed items related to the County and City of Cork Horticultural Society. Including subscribers ticket, notices, annual report 1841, series of programmes.

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U140/J/01/08/01

Date:

1840s - 1850s

Level : file Title:

Cork Horticultural Society File

Extent: 7 items Scope and Content: File of items relating to Cork Horticultural Society.

1. ?1840s - 50s Printed subscribers ticket No. 58, Richard Dowden.

2. ?1840s

Series of printed notices for meetings of the Committee (4 items)

3. 23 April [?c1845] MS. notice of special meeting of Committee re, evening exhibition.

4. 1842 Printed 8th Annual Report of the Society with treasurers account for 1841, rules and regulations, terms of admission, cottagers annual prizes, subscribers class prizes, market gardeners class prizes. (11pp) 5. ?c1845 Printed notice of publication of the 1st No. of the Irish Gardeners and Farmers Magazine and Register of Rural Affairs, conducted by E. Murphy AB, Geological Society, Dublin, and late acting secretary of horticultural and arboricultural societies of Ireland. With description of background and contents. (2pp)

6. 28 Feb 1854 Printed note from WG Bradford, Hon. Sec. of Society, soliciting membership. (1p)

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U140/J/01/08/02

Date:

1846 - 1851

Level : series Title:

Cork Horticultural Society File

Extent: 6 items Scope and Content:

Series of printed programmes for County and City of Cork Horticultural Society. Gives lists of patrons, presidents, vice presidents, vice-patronesses, committee members, details of competition, prizes for the year, market gardeners class prizes, treasurers accounts. 1846 (4pp); 1847 (4pp); 1849 (3pp); 1850 (3 items); 1851 (3pp).

U140 Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List