George Claridge Druce (1850-1932) was a chemist, Mayor of Oxford and one of Britain's foremost botanists.

1. “Many Happy Returns!” Archiving the Birthday Book of George ClaridgeDruce Sarah Stewart, B.Sc. Hons., M.Sc. May 23, 2011

2. Overview Part I Druce: His Life and Work The Birthday Book: Historical Background Part II Project Objectives and Methods Outcomes and What’s Next Summary and Conclusion

3. George ClaridgeDruce (1850-1932)

4. A Brief Biography 1850 – b. Potterspury 1872 – Passes Pharmaceutical Exams w, Honours 1879 – Opens Chemists shop in Oxford 1886, 1897 – Flora of Oxfordshire published (2 eds.), Honorary MA from Oxford 1900 – Mayor of Oxford 1903 – Presidency of Botanical Exchange Club 1927 – Elected Fellow of the Royal Society 1932 – d. Oxford

5. Contributions to Botany Four county floras published: Oxon (2 editions – 1886, 1927), Berks (1897), Bucks (1926), Northants (1930) Over 500taxa described 200,000 herbarium specimens Northamptonshire Natural History Society (1876) Ashmolean Natural History Society (1880) Botanical Exchange Club (1903) Honorary MA (1889) and FRS (1927) Change in focus to conservation Potamogetondruceii(Now P. nodosus)

6. Orchissimia– The “Monkey Orchid” Photos: S. Harris

7. Druce in Oxford 9 Crick Road – Yardley Lodge 118 High St. – Druce & Co.

8. Max Beerbohm’sZuleika Dobson (1911) “Death cancels all engagements.”

11. The Birthday Book

12. A Fine Miscellany…

13. Some Emminent Personages…

21. Conservation Concerns

22. Problems Information and images contained with the Druce Birthday Book are inaccessible Significant Conservation Concerns Need a project that will address these issues

23. Project Objectives Make contents of the Birthday Book accessible for research Limit physical handling of a fragile and rare item = Digital Archiving of Druce Birthday Book

24. Access Database – Entry Form

25. Special Relationships 1) One person connected with many separate items. 2) One item connected with many separate people.

26. Imaging the Druce Birthday Book…

27. Imaging, Cont’d…

28. Outcomes Items - 782 Images - 901 Individuals - 735 Addresses - 347 Total Records = 2765

29. What’s Next?

30. Happy 161th, Dr. Druce – (1850-2011)

31. Acknowledgements Anne-Marie Catterall Dr. Stephen Harris Serena Marner Ollie Bridle Juliet Ralph Roger Mills Catherine Dockerty Penny Roberts