Series
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Cryptogamic Herbarium Visitors...
Catalogue reference: DF 426
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Cryptogamic Herbarium Visitors... dating from 1885-1972.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DF 426
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Cryptogamic Herbarium Visitors Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1885-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists of the single set of visitors' books which served all the cryptogamic sections.
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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)
- 33 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 unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- The series was transferred to the archives from the Botany Department office in 1990.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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From 1885 until the Second World War, the Cryptogamic Herbarium was located in and between the central towers of the Museum, on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors. After the War, the General Herbarium and Library moved into the 2nd floor west wing, while the Cryptogamic Herbarium moved into the 2nd floor of the east wing, below the new exhibition mezzanine.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/77379727-bbea-4f53-b0c6-9f3af58d7944/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Cryptogamic Herbarium Visitors Books