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British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Books of Presents
Catalogue reference: DF 908
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Books of Presents dating from 1884-1937.
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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 908
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Books of Presents
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884-1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volumes in this series contain the lists of donations that were prepared in each department as a report to the meetings of the Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees. The lists record the date of presentation, the name and address of the donor, a brief description of the donation, and a note of the date of acknowledgement.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF TRU/908). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 908.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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This series is an offshoot of the books of presents held in the British Museum archives, which run from 1756 to 1960.
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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)
- 27 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 recods were held by the Directorate for many years, and passed 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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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Two index volumes cover the years 1884-1904. The volume for 1933 is missing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16078/
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British Museum (Natural History): The Board of Trustees: Books of Presents