Coffee, Culture and Conservation, Darwin, De Fountain-Haymes, [1812]-2004

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(file 1) Coffee industry on St. Helena, 1989-2002, including:

'St. Helena Coffee: Some Extracts from the Literature Pertaining to its Production, 1732-1989' by Hearl, Jun 1989
'Coffea [sic] Arabica from St. Helena: A Connoisseur's Coffee' by Hearl, Sep 1989
'St. Helena Coffee Revives! The Fickle Fortunes of St. Helena Island Coffee, 1733-1990' by Hearl, Feb 1990
'St. Helena Coffee is a Hot Favourite' by Hearl, Mar 1990

(file 2) Culture and Conservation, [1830]-2000 (papers dated pre-1971 are copies), including:

papers relating to 'St. Helena Natural Treasury' a symposium held in London, Sep 1988
two catalogues from exhibitions of objects held by the Government of St. Helena, 1971 and 1974
'St. Helena's Historic Square Piano' (draft) by Hearl, [1992]
'St. Helena: Document prepared for Recognition of the Entire Island as an International Recognised Site of Nature Conservation Importance' (preliminary draft) prepared by G. Drucker, S. Oldfield, D. Pearce-Kelly, P. Clarke, Q. Cronk, Oct 1991
'An International Mechanism for Realising a Conservation and Development Strategy for St. Helena', prepared by G. Drucker, Jun 1992

(file 3) Darwin, [1812]-2004 (item dated 1812 is a copy), including:

'Charles Darwin's St. Helena Model Notebook' edited by G. R. Chancellor, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Historical Series, 18(2), 1990 [Robert Seale, who wrote the Geognosy of St. Helena in 1834, constructed a large model of St. Helena which was sent to Addiscombe Military Academy, the East India Company's military school near Croydon. Darwin went twice to the College to study it, with a notebook].
'The St. Helena Hypothesis: A Philatelically-Inspired Inquiry into the Origins of Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty' by M. D. Mueller, 1994
'Preserving the House of Darwin' by M. D. Mueller and Q. Keynes, The Explorers Journal, 72(3), 1994

(file 3) De Fountain-Haymes, 1828-1997 (papers dated pre 1997 are copies), comprising:

correspondence of John de Fountain and Anne Haymes (née de Fountain), 1828-1864
'The Rosemary Hall Correspondence: The de Fountain-Baker and other Letters, 1828-64' by Hearl, Apr 1997

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