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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Invoices and Accounts

Catalogue reference: DF 21

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Invoices and Accounts dating from 1816-1970.

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Reference
DF 21
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Invoices and Accounts
Date
1816-1970
Description

This series consists of invoices and accounts of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy. These are all of the surviving financial records of the Department.

Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF MIN/21). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 21.

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
30 files and volumes
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition
The series was transferred to the archives in 1981 and 1996.
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Custodial history
The invoices for specimens (pieces 1-13) were kept in the Mineralogy Section, where the post 1939 invoices are still held. The preparation invoices, relating to goods and services apart from specimens and books, were kept by the departmental clerk and probably housed in the Keeper's office.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5845/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Invoices and Accounts