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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Keeper's Subject Files

Catalogue reference: DF 406

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Keeper's Subject Files dating from 1930-1977.

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Reference
DF 406
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Keeper's Subject Files
Date
1930-1977
Description

This series contains files on expeditions, visits, publications and donations. The files were not registered, but were kept in filing cabinets in the Keeper's office. With a few exceptions they date from the keeperships of Taylor, Dandy and Cannon.

Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF BOT/406). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 406.

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
75 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition
The series was transferred to the archives from 1989 onwards.
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Accruals
Series is accruing through the Modern Record Store.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15503/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Keeper's Subject Files