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British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications...
Catalogue reference: DF 501
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications... dating from 1881-1965.
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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 501
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications Stockbooks
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1881-1965
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Description (What the record is about)
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Volumes in this series contain a record of stocks and sales of individual Museum publications. Each publication occupies at least one double-page spread, and all withdrawals from stock are recorded, with the date when they occurred.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF PUB/501). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 501.
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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)
- 14 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 records were transferred to the archives in 1983.
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- The records were kept by a clerk in the Director's Office, and became the responsibility of R J Drumm when he was appointed Publications Officer in 1954.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15957/
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British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications Stockbooks