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British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications...
Catalogue reference: DF 507
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications... dating from 1884-1937.
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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 507
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications Exchanges Register
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884-1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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Volumes in this series contain details of Museum publications sent out to institutions in exchange for their own publications, which were deposited in the Library. Each institution has its own double-page spread on which the annual value of incoming material is noted, and full details of outgoing publications recorded.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF PUB/507). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 507.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The Librarian's correspondence on exchanges for 1946-1955 is held at DF 600.
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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)
- 3 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 the clerk responsible for publications within the Director's Office, working in consultation with the Librarian.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15960/
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British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications Exchanges Register