Welcome to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Archive Catalogue.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Archives are a significant resource for exploring the history of botany. It includes Kew's own historical record, as well as material relating to a wider history of plant knowledge and discovery.

In this catalogue you will find descriptions relating to the holdings of our organisation. This includes manuscripts, correspondence, journals, plant lists and many other types of historical material. Read more about our catalogue.

Please note that only a small amount of our collections are catalogued, so if you cannot find what you are looking for, please get in touch: archives@kew.org