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British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Numerical...
Catalogue reference: DF 1002
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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Numerical... dating from 1881-1949.
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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 1002
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Numerical Registers of Incoming Letters
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1881-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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All letters, reports and memoranda arriving at the Museum for the Director or the Museum Secretary were registered by a clerk. A number and date were stamped on the item, and details entered into the registers which comprise this series. DF 1002/1-17 contain only the register number and the name of the sender, while DF 1002/18-28 also contain the date, address of the sender, subject of the letter and 'disposal'. Most of the items listed ended up in the Reports and Letters volumes (DF 1000) or in the Case and Policy files (DF 1004).
These registers were kept in parallel with the alphabetical volumes, DF 1003.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ADM/1002). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 1002.
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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)
- 28 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)
- DF 1002/1-22 were transferred to Archives in 1985, DF 1002/23-28 in 1990.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16103/
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British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Numerical Registers of Incoming Letters