Sub-sub-fonds
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.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at The Natural History Museum Archives, London. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at The Natural History Museum Archives, London. How to view it.
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 24
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Pass Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1957-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Pre 1957 volumes have been destroyed
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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)
- 5 volume(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 volumes 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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals are expected
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Later volumes (post 1966) will not be preserved
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5848/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Pass Books