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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Acquisition and Loan Records
Catalogue reference: DF 413
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Acquisition and Loan Records dating from 1829-1975.
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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 413
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Acquisition and Loan Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829-1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of loan registers covering the period 1904 to 1936, correspondence on loans, 1948-1965, and lists of significant accessions to the herbaria between 1903 and 1952.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF BOT/413). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 413.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Most of the documents connected with loans and acquisitions are still held in the Botany Department office.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The Natural History Museum Archives, London
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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)
- 132 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- This series was transferred from the Botany Library in 1989.
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Museums and galleries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15510/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Acquisition and Loan Records