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British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Printed...
Catalogue reference: DF 1011
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Printed... dating from 1882-1955.
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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 1011
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Central Administration: Director's Office: Printed Forms
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1882-1955
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Description (What the record is about)
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This bound set of the ephemeral printed papers of the Museum was kept in the Museum Secretary's office, and bears his annotations. It is complete from 1882 to about 1935, and very incomplete for 1935 to 1955.
The different types of application form or information sheet issued by the Museum were designated 'printed forms' and each type was given a number. By 1912 119 different forms were in use, and the number rose to 190 by 1930. Most were revised from time to time, and most went out of use during the 1950s. The volumes include papers relating to the appointment of staff; the receipt, loan and exchange of specimens and publications; the production and sale of books, leaflets, postcards and lantern slides; papers relating to lectures, guided tours, demonstrations and special events; regulations governing photography; telephone lists and lists of staff; the Museum almanac, and notices giving the dates of Trustees meetings. DF 1011/6 contains a complete set of papers relating to the Swiney Lectures in geology, which were given in the Museum between 1886 and 1933.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ADM/1011). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 1011.
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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)
- 6 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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16121/
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