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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Registers of Departmental...

Catalogue reference: DF 2

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Registers of Departmental... dating from 1890-1974.

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Reference
DF 2
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Registers of Departmental and other Correspondence
Date
1890-1974
Description

This series consists of register of departmental and other correspondence of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy.

This series consists of three sets of registers kept by individual members of staff, together with surviving volumes from the central departmental register which was the responsibility of the Department's Clerical Assistant. The registers kept by individuals contain only brief details of incoming and, in some cases, outgoing letters; the departmental registers are more detailed, and track the course of each letter around the department.

The H A Miers registers are all indexed.

online catalogue (reference DF MIN/2). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 2.

Separated material

Although there is no direct evidence that early registers have been lost or destroyed, it seems likely that the volume for 1936-1937 was originally one of a series.

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
18 volume(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5826/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Registers of Departmental and other Correspondence