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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Botany Library Accession...
Catalogue reference: DF 460
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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Botany Library Accession... dating from 1880-1968.
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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 460
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Botany Library Accession Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880-1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists of surviving purchase, presentation and exchange records.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF BOT/460). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 460.
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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)
- 18 volume(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)
- The series was transferred to the archives from the Library in 1990.
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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During its time in Bloomsbury, the Department of Botany had access to the Banksian Library of natural history books, the main British Museum library, and a small departmental collection. In 1881 it was only this small departmental collection that was transferred to South Kensington, so that a new library had to be virtually built up from scratch. It was housed on the 2nd floor of the east tower, and was the responsibility of a clerk. Since 1975 the Library has been the responsibility of the Department of Library Services.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15525/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Botany: Botany Library Accession Records