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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Departmental Correspondence,...
Catalogue reference: DF 3
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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Departmental Correspondence,... dating from 1817-1978.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DF 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Departmental Correspondence, Individual Collections
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1817-1978
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of individual collections of departmental correspondence of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy.
This series consists of individual correspondence files and volumes of a number of staff in the Department, together with a larger collection of papers relating to meteorites.
The papers relating to meterorites consists of boxed folders of letters and other papers each relating to an individual specimen or fall. The other papers range over the whole work of the department.
There is a card index of writers represented in the meterorite papers in DF 3/1-3
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Separated material: Some material may have been removed to DF 10
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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)
- 9 files and volumes
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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)
- Custodial history: The meterorite 'collection' probably originated from the Keeper's Office, while one file (piece 5) derives from the Department of Zoology.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9cc448fc-4f48-4fc0-8219-d2cd8dcadcf2/
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This record is held at Natural History Museum Library and Archives
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: Departmental Correspondence, Individual Collections