Sub-sub-fonds
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Artwork for Publication
Catalogue reference: DF 217
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Artwork for Publication dating from 1902-1969.
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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 217
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Artwork for Publication
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1902-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series contains both painted and drawn artwork commissioned by the Zoology Department for official Museum publications.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ZOO/217). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 217.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Much official artwork is held in the Zoology Drawings collection and among A K Totton's papers, DF 5009.
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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)
- 12 boxes and files
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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 1990 and 1991.
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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/C15977/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Artwork for Publication