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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Reports and Correspondence...

Catalogue reference: DF 11

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Reports and Correspondence... dating from 1924-1964.

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Reference
DF 11
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Reports and Correspondence on Collecting Expeditions and Other Visits
Date
1924-1964
Description

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.

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
7 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition
The files were transferred to the archives from 1981.
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Custodial history
The files were raised by the Keeper of the department and held in his office.
Selection and destruction information
The files appear to have been selected from the mass of Keeper's papers on the basis of their subject matter.
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