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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's...

Catalogue reference: DF 18

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's... dating from 1858-1983.

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Reference
DF 18
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's Papers on Staff and Staffing
Date
1858-1983
Description

This series consists of papers on staff and staffing of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy's Keeper of Mineralogy.

The papers include Keeper's copies of printed and duplicated papers, draft reports and memoranda prepared by the Keeper for the Director, original correspondence relating to the recruitment of staff, papers relating to semi-official matters such as memorial portraits and funds, and personal papers which must have been donated to the Department. The records mainly derive from the Keeper's office.

Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF MIN/18). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 18.

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
37 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition
The series was transferred to the archives in 1981.
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Personal and family papers
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5842/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Keeper of Mineralogy's Papers on Staff and Staffing