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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Invertebrate Section: Reports...

Catalogue reference: DF 251

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Invertebrate Section: Reports... dating from 1895-1911.

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Reference
DF 251
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Invertebrate Section: Reports to Trustees and other Official Documents
Date
1895-1911
Description

This series contains reports and requests prepared for the Trustees by Edgar A Smith, Head of the section, together with background papers and correspondence, and notification of the Trustees' decision. Official letters from R Smith to the Keeper and Director are also included.

Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ZOO/251). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 251.

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
3 volume(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition
The records were transferred to the archives in 1982.
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Copies information
The reports to Trustees may also be present in DF 209.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16005/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Invertebrate Section: Reports to Trustees and other Official Documents