Series
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Visitors Books
Catalogue reference: DF 23
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Visitors Books dating from 1876-1993.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DF 23
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Visitors Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1876-1993
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of visitors books of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy.
The volumes making up this series contain the names of visitors to the Department of Mineralogy and its library. Pieces 1-11 covering 1876-1959 were filled in by the clerk, while pieces 13-16 covering 1959-1993 contain visitors signatures. A single volume was in use for the years 1876-1900, but thereafter two or more volumes were in use in different areas of the Department.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Separated material: No record of visitors during 1948 has survived.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Natural History Museum Library and Archives
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 17 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- The records were transferred to the archives in 1981
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/04eaae4e-ed69-4ed9-9659-996506cd4c9c/
Catalogue hierarchy
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Within the fonds: DF
Records created and acquired by the Natural History Museum, London
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Visitors Books