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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's...
Catalogue reference: DF 15
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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's... dating from 1857-1904.
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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 15
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's Internal Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1857-1904
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of internal correspondence of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy's Keeper of Mineralogy.
Most letters and memoranda are signed by the Principal Librarian of the British Museum or, in later years, by the Director of the Natural History Museum. Others were written by the Museum Secretary and his assistant, fellow keepers of the natural history departments, and members of staff of the Department of Mineralogy. A few, such as the John Tyndall letters in piece 1, were written by external people. From 1890 many of the letters are keepers' circulars duplicated from manuscript.
The subject matter of the letters includes staffing, publications, the receipt of collections, matters relating to finance and accounts, gallery exhibits, security, heating and lighting, and distinguished visitors to the museum. Many of the letters complain that proper procedures have not been followed or that necessary permissions have not been given. No internal correspondence later than 1904 was present in the Department at the time the series was listed in 1981.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF MIN/15). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 15.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Fletcher, Lazarus, 1854-1921
- Story-Maskelyne, Mervyn Herbert Nevil, 1823-1911
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 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 records were transferred to the archives in 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 correspondence was raised and housed in the office of the Keeper of Mineralogy and was kept separate from his other papers and correspondence.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5839/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's Internal Correspondence