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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Keeper's Staff Files and...

Catalogue reference: DF 407

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Keeper's Staff Files and... dating from 1903-1986.

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Reference
DF 407
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Keeper's Staff Files and Official Diaries
Date
1903-1986
Description

This series contains all the surviving departmental staff records, principally the Keeper's staff files. These contain administrative details of such matters as attendance, absence, regrading and promotion and also, in some cases, reports of scientific work, expeditions etc. Also included are a number of the official diaries recording daily duties that staff were required to keep.

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

Access conditions: Subject to 100 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition
The series was transferred from the Keeper's Office in 1990.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/52c88a81-29ce-43c3-b353-1ba90c42e0f7/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Keeper's Staff Files and Official Diaries