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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Acquisition, Loan and Exchange...
Catalogue reference: DF 216
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Acquisition, Loan and Exchange... dating from 1837-1965.
Is it available online?
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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 216
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Acquisition, Loan and Exchange Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1837-1965
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains official correspondence relating to purchases, loans and exchanges, as well as flimsy copies of the monthly donation lists and books containing the Museum's copies of loan agreement and exchange forms.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ZOO/216). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 216.
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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)
- 35 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)
- The records were transferred to the archives in 1982.
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- The records were originally kept in the Keeper's office.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15976/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Acquisition, Loan and Exchange Records