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British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Registers...
Catalogue reference: DF 1007
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Registers... dating from 1883-1975.
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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 1007
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Registers of Payable Orders
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1883-1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a complete record of all the payable orders raised for the provision of goods and services by the Natural History Museum. Orders are listed numerically for each financial year, together with notes on the balances left in the different subhead accounts. There were 900 orders raised in 1886-1887, 1500 in 1930-1931, and over 3000 in 1974-1975.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ADM/1007). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 1007.
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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)
- 47 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 1983.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Order details are written by hand in DF 1007/1-43, and printed from computer files in DF 1007/44-46.
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The series was produced by a clerk in the Museum Secretary's office until 1931 when finance became the responsibility of Thomas Wooddisse, who was appointed as Accountant. In 1975 the finance became a Section in the newly formed Department of Administrative Services.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16117/
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British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Registers of Payable Orders