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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Mycology Section Correspondence...
Catalogue reference: DF 425
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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Mycology Section Correspondence... dating from 1910-1950.
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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 425
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Mycology Section Correspondence and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists of the papers and correspondence of John Ramsbottom. They include material on botanical nomenclature and the history of natural history, as well as mycology.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF BOT/425). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 425.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The series is not arranged or listed in detail.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Ramsbottom's student notes are in the Botany Library.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Other Section papers were transferred to Kew in 1970.
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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)
- 13 box(es)
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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)
- The material was transferred from the Botany Library in 1989 and 1990.
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- Topics
- Museums and galleries
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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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Vernon Herbert Blackman (1872-1967), the first mycologist on the staff of the Museum, was appointed in 1896 and remained until 1906 when he moved to Leeds. Blackman was followed in 1910 by John Ramsbottom (1885-1974), who remained head of the Mycology Section until he retired in 1950. He was assisted by Jack B Evans (1915-1969) and Miss Frances L Stephens (Mrs Balfour-Brown), who succeeded him as Head of Section. Under the Morton Agreement of 1961, fungi became the responsibility of Kew, and the collections were transferred after Mrs Balfour-Browne's retirement in 1967.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15516/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Mycology Section Correspondence and Papers