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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Zoology Library: Catalogues...
Catalogue reference: DF 272
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Zoology Library: Catalogues... dating from c 1842-1971.
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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 272
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Zoology Library: Catalogues and Related Material
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1842-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of manuscript and printed Zoology Library catalogues and other lists of monographs and serials. Some are annotated with corrections, additions and library locations.
The early manuscript catalogues are undated, although they probably date from between 1842 (when the earliest surviving Accessions Register begins) and 1880 (when the first printed catalogue was published). The first general library catalogue of the whole Natural History Museum was published between 1903-1915, so there was no need for a separate Zoology catalogue thereafter.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ZOO/272). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 272.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arranged chronologically as far as can be discerned.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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There is a guide to the Zoology Library in: DF 206
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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)
- 10 volume(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)
- This series was transferred from the Zoology Library to the archives in 1997.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- 'Catalogue of the Books in the Department of Zoology', printed for the Trustees of the British Museum, 1880. (2nd edition 1882, 3rd edition 1884).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16022/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Zoology Library: Catalogues and Related Material