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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Reports of Progress, Monthly...
Catalogue reference: DF 209
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Reports of Progress, Monthly... dating from 1878-1973.
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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 209
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Reports of Progress, Monthly and Annual
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1878-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of both the monthly and annual reports of work carried out in the department which were submitted via the Director to the Trustees. DF 209/1-4 contain flimsy copies of monthly reports for 1900-1927 (incomplete), together with the manuscript drafts from the Invertebrate Section for 1895-1900, gathered into files by S F Harmer. DF 209/5-64 contain a copy of the keeper's annual reports for 1910-1973, together with many of the sectional contributions from which the final report was compiled. These include much detailed material that was not included in the final report. DF 209/65-70 consist of the monthly work and absence records for 1878-1882 and 1900-1905, completed by the assistants and submitted to the Keeper.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ZOO/209). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 209.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The top copies of the monthly reports are in: DF 1000
The keeper's annual reports are in DF 971.
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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)
- 70 file(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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15969/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Reports of Progress, Monthly and Annual