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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Reports and Correspondence...
Catalogue reference: DF 11
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Reports and Correspondence... dating from 1924-1964.
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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 11
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Reports and Correspondence on Collecting Expeditions and Other Visits
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1924-1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of files relating to overseas collecting trips and other visits, such as, proposal papers, letters written during the expedition, the report to the Keeper or trustees, and lists of minerals and rocks collected.
Includes files originally in DF 7.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF MIN/11). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 11.
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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)
- 7 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- The files were transferred to the archives from 1981.
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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 files were raised by the Keeper of the department and held in his office.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- The files appear to have been selected from the mass of Keeper's papers on the basis of their subject matter.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5835/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Reports and Correspondence on Collecting Expeditions and Other Visits