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British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: the...
Catalogue reference: DF 1001
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: the... dating from 1880-1978.
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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 1001
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: the Museum Secretary's Outgoing Letters
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880-1978
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains handwritten, press and carbon copies of all the Director and the Museum Secretary's outgoing official letters and memoranda. DF 1001/1 - 58 contain counterparts to the incoming documents in the Letters and Reports Series (DF 1000), while DF 1001/59 - 204 relate to subjects covered by the Case and Policy files (DF 1004). Topics covered are administrative rather than scientific, and relate to the business of the Trustees, relations with the British Museum and other institutions, personnel and financial matters, major gifts, purchases and bequests, and departmental matters.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ADM/1001). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 1001.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Papers are arranged chronologically and were bound or pasted into volumes every few years. The practice was discontinued in 1978.
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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)
- 229 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 series was transferred to Archives in 1985.
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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)
- The series was the responsibility of the Museum Secretary and was housed in his office for many years.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
- DF 1001/1-68 on 16mm roll film.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16102/
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British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: the Museum Secretary's Outgoing Letters