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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Mineral Gallery and Exhibits...
Catalogue reference: DF 12
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Mineral Gallery and Exhibits... dating from 1847-1981.
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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 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Mineral Gallery and Exhibits Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1847-1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises Mineral Gallery and exhibit records of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy.
The papers relate to the display of specimens in the Mineral Gallery, or to temporary displays in other parts of the Museum. Some items list and show layouts of the specimens themselves, while others provide details of accessory materials such as photographs or text labels.
Includes files originally in DF 7.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF MIN/12). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 12.
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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)
- 27 files and volumes
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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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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)
- Papers in this series were gathered from different parts of the Department. Some files were kept in the Keeper's office, some probably came from among the collection notes in the petrology and mineralogy sections, while others may well have been taken from the working papers of the scientists concerned.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5836/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Mineral Gallery and Exhibits Records