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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Pass Books

Catalogue reference: DF 24

What’s it about?

This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Pass Books dating from 1957-1966.

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Full description and record details

Reference
DF 24
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Pass Books
Date
1957-1966
Description

This series consists of pass books of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy.

Volumes in this series contain stubs of the form filled out to authorise the carrying of minerals and other items out of the Museum. Typically these are members of the public removing their own specimens left with staff for identification.

Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF MIN/24). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 24.

Separated material

Pre 1957 volumes have been destroyed

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
5 volume(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition
The volumes were transferred to the archives in 1981
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Accruals
No future accruals are expected
Selection and destruction information
Later volumes (post 1966) will not be preserved
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5848/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Pass Books