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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's...
Catalogue reference: DF 15
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- DF 15
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's Internal Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1857 - 1904
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of internal correspondence of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy's Keeper of Mineralogy.
Most letters and memoranda are signed by the Principal Librarian of the British Museum or, in later years, by the Director of the Natural History Museum. Others were written by the Museum Secretary and his assistant, fellow keepers of the natural history departments, and members of staff of the Department of Mineralogy. A few, such as the John Tyndall letters in piece 1, were written by external people. From 1890 many of the letters are keepers' circulars duplicated from manuscript.
The subject matter of the letters includes staffing, publications, the receipt of collections, matters relating to finance and accounts, gallery exhibits, security, heating and lighting, and distinguished visitors to the museum. Many of the letters complain that proper procedures have not been followed or that necessary permissions have not been given. No internal correspondence later than 1904 was present in the Department at the time the series was listed in 1981.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Sir Lazarus Fletcher, Knight, (1854-1921)
- Mervyn Herbert Nevil Maskelyne, (1823-1911)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- file(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/523dca49-9c4d-4cca-bece-11270d1484d3/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's Internal Correspondence