Built between 1882 and 1884 for the banker William Greenlaw and with interior decoration by the Paterson Brothers, a number of elements of the the interior design scheme reference Greenlaw’s Scottish origins. Following his death in 1895, from 1897 the house was leased and owned by a succession of owners including the Fripp family, the Royal Women’s Hospital and the Mount Royal Hospital before being sold to the Society of Jesus for Xavier College. In 2004 the title was transferred to Villa Alba Museum Inc., and the western section of the garden leased to Xavier College for 99 years.68 page catalogue, published in 1897 by Gemmell Tuckett & Co., advertising the contents of Villa Alba, Walmer Street Kew for sale on 22 and 23 March 1897. [The catalogue is in Adobe PDF format and 16.6 MB in size]. villa alba -- 44 walmer street -- kew (vic.), auction catalogues -- kew -- melbourne -- 1890s

7 articles on earlier use of Wilson Botanic Park. Refer to paper catalogueberwick quarry, wilson botanic park

Justine Mitchelson. See Separate catalogue.justine mitchelson

Statements od accounts, report of rates, etc. Refer to paper catalogue

Account books, constitution, letters, etc. Refer to paper catalogueaccounts

Exercise books of lists of members, misc. pages on BHPSA, correpsondence on Garden Week 1932. Refer to paper cataloguebhcpsa, garden week

32 items, typed, hand-written and bound reports and programmes dated 1948, 1953 - 1989. Also photocopies of Annual Reports for 1899, 1900 (1900 is also filed at B94.674 - in Luffmann file, Box 75) Refer to paper catalogueprogrammes, annual reports, victorian college of agriculture and horticulture, burnley horticultural college

Working papers and documents for upgrading of Certificate in Horticulture. Refer to paper catalogue-7 spiral-bound volunes + 4 folders

Curricula and notes for teaching horticulture in schools. Refer to paper catalogue-11 items

Memo, notes, chart re productivity in Field Station. Refer to paper catalogue

Catalogue database + letter from Catherine? to Elizabeth Hill re this catalogue, 5 floppy disks - unable to openelizabeth hill, burnley

Act No. 5282 and Government Gazette 29 March 1889. Refer to paper cataloguemelbourne, land act

History and reminiscences , photographs, newspaper cutting about family and life at Burnley. Refer to paper catalogue. 18 itemsmacauley family, history

Photocopies of documents from B. Hanson's time as a student. Refer to paper cataloguebeverley hanson (nee wilson), female students

Copies of letters re Survey paddock, roads, etc. Refer to paper catalogueburnley, survey paddock

Newspaper cuttings from The Leader, The Argus, etc., re the RHSV, opening of the School of Horticulture, etc. Refer to paper catalogue. Photocopies and transcriptshorticulture, burnley, rhsv

Journal of Australian Garden History Society. Refer to paper catalogue, Vol. 11, No. 6 - Vol. 28 here. Vol. 29 - Vol. 34 in Box 160australian garden history, gardens

Photocopies of articles on Draper. Refer to paper cataloguecharles draper, horticulture

Catalogues of Errey Bros. , Camperdown, Vic. 4 cataloguesflowers, catalogues, errey bros, camperdown

Catalogue of J.N. Hancock. 3 cataloguesflowers, catalogues, j.n. hancock

Catalogues for Errey Bros. (Camperdown, Vic.). 4 issuesflowers, catalogues, errey bros, camperdown

1. Fruit tees (Nobelius). 2. Fruit trees, etc. (Brunnings)fruit trees, catalogues, brunnings, nobelius

Catalogue from Museum Victoria- History & Technology Collections, of wax models of fruit, c. 105 pp. (printout)wax models, museum victoria, fruits

2 reports on communications. Refer to paper catalogueburnley college, communication

Various documents commenting on Dawkins' Green Paper on higher education. Refer to paper cataloguejohn dawkins, green paper, higher education, reform

Catalogues from Dean's Orchid & Dahlia Nursery, Myer Emporium, 4 cataloguesdean's orchid and dahlia nursery, myer emporium, catalogues

Notebooks, diary, journals, book given to Casilda Webster as prize. Refer to paper cataloguecasilda webster, crts, students