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British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Extracts from Minutes of...
Catalogue reference: DF 902
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Extracts from Minutes of... dating from 1871-1880.
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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 902
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Extracts from Minutes of the Standing Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1871-1880
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of contemporary copies of those parts of the pre-1881 Standing Committee minutes which relate to the natural history departments and to the building and fitting out of the new Museum in South Kensington. The copies were presumably produced for the use of the Superintendent and keepers of the natural history departments.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF TRU/902). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 902.
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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)
- 5 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)
- 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)
- Before being transferred to the archives the series was held by the Directorate.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
- The original minutes (CE 3) are held in:
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16042/
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British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Extracts from Minutes of the Standing Committee