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British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications...

Catalogue reference: DF 508

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications... dating from 1884-1963.

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Reference
DF 508
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications Presentation Books
Date
1884-1963
Description

The eight presentation books in this series preserve a daily record of the complimentary copies of Museum publications sent out to institutions and individuals.

Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF PUB/508). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 508.

Related material

The institutions that received these publications are listed in DF 501

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition
The records were transferred to the archives in 1983.
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Official publications
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15961/

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British Museum (Natural History): Publications Section: Director's Office: Publications Presentation Books