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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Order Books
Catalogue reference: DF 27
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Order Books dating from 1868-1899.
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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 27
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Order Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1868-1899
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of order books of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy.
The volumes contain notes of all equipment and reagents ordered for the chemical laboratory.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF MIN/27). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 27.
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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)
- 2 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 series was 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5851/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Order Books