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British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Extracts from Minutes of...

Catalogue reference: DF 902

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Extracts from Minutes of... dating from 1871-1880.

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Reference
DF 902
Title
British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Extracts from Minutes of the Standing Committee
Date
1871-1880
Description

This series consists of contemporary copies of those parts of the pre-1881 Standing Committee minutes which relate to the natural history departments and to the building and fitting out of the new Museum in South Kensington. The copies were presumably produced for the use of the Superintendent and keepers of the natural history departments.

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

Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition
The records were transferred to the archives in 1982.
Unpublished finding aids
Copies information: The original minutes (CE 3) are held in: British Museum Library
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/435a88a5-d22b-4cf8-acb8-04d629895f7d/

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British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Extracts from Minutes of the Standing Committee