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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Keeper's Wartime Papers...

Catalogue reference: DF 203

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Keeper's Wartime Papers... dating from 1938-1945.

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Reference
DF 203
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Keeper's Wartime Papers and Memoranda
Date
1938-1945
Description

This series consists of memoranda and other papers relating to the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Zoology during the Second World War. Most files relate either to the welfare and movements of the collections or to the effects of the war on the staff and their work.

Held by
Natural History Museum Library and Archives
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
20 file(s)
Access conditions

Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition
The series was transferred to the archives in 1989
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/24ff0eaa-1170-4b87-b290-37b481f60615/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Keeper's Wartime Papers and Memoranda