Series
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Pass Books
Catalogue reference: DF 24
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Pass Books dating from 1957-1966.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DF 24
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Pass Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1957-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of pass books of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy.
Volumes in this series contain stubs of the form filled out to authorise the carrying of minerals and other items out of the Museum. Typically these are members of the public removing their own specimens left with staff for identification.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Appraisal information: Later volumes (post 1966) will not be preserved
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Separated material: Pre 1957 volumes have been destroyed
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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)
- 5 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 volumes were transferred to the archives in 1981
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5315c57b-9f95-42be-8a93-54fe14b7d5f8/
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: Pass Books