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British Museum (Natural History): Director's Office: Press Notices

Catalogue reference: DF 937

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Director's Office: Press Notices dating from 1946-1988.

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Reference
DF 937
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Director's Office: Press Notices
Date
1946-1988
Description

This series contains the notices that were issued by the Director's Office for the press. They include announcements of important accessions to the collections, appointment of Trustees and senior staff, lectures and other events, and scientific discoveries made as a result of the Museum's activities. The set is incomplete.

Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF DIR/937). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 937.

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
43 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Custodial history
The records in this series have been gathered from various quarters.
Accruals
Accruing through the Modern Record Store.
Administrative / biographical background

Communicating with the press was the responsibility of the Museum Secretary until the appointment of the first Press Officer, Phyllis Rowlands, in 1979.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16093/

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British Museum (Natural History): Director's Office: Press Notices