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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Accessions Registers
Catalogue reference: DF 218
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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Accessions Registers dating from 1837-1989.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DF 218
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Accessions Registers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1837-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of accessions registers of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Zoology.
In 1837 a number of resolutions were passed by a Parliamentary Select Committee, which had been set up to investigate the condition, management and affairs of the British Museum. Resolution no.14 recommended that every new accession should be registered by the head of each department. The Zoological Department began an Accessions Register the same year.
Pieces 1-3 include accessions for all the Zoological collections, whereas pieces 4-8 cover vertebrate collections only: pieces 4-6 Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia and Pisces; pieces 7-8 Mammalia, Reptilia and Pisces and pieces 9-32 Mammalian only. Pieces 19-29 and 32 are computer-generated printouts.
Piece 33 is a register from Tring, incorporated into the Mammal Section accession registers in 1939. The specimens are also listed in the relevant accession register but this volume retains original references and comments on the state of repair of the specimens.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ZOO/218). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 218.
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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)
- 33 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- DF 218/1-29 and DF 218/32 were transferred to the archives in 1992, DF 218/30-31 in 1993 and DF 218/33 was transferred in 1999.
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- Topics
- Computing
- Museums and galleries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5857/
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