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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Keeper's Building and Accommodation...
Catalogue reference: DF 210
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Keeper's Building and Accommodation... dating from 1909-1974.
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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 210
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Keeper's Building and Accommodation Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1909-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains all the departmental files relating to the accommodation of staff and the collections. There are files relating to major building projects such as the New Spirit Building, as well as to smaller works and the refurbishment of both office and laboratory accommodation. There are also files relating to the stores at Acton and to building work at Tring.
Most of the files in this series were raised by the Keeper of Zoology.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ZOO/210). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 210.
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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)
- 29 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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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- DF 210/1-23 were transferred to the archives in 1982, DF 210/24-26 in 1989 and DF 210/27-29 in 1996.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15970/
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