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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Entomology: Reports to Trustees Meetings

Catalogue reference: DF 303

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This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Entomology: Reports to Trustees Meetings dating from 1903-1974.

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Reference
DF 303
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Entomology: Reports to Trustees Meetings
Date
1903-1974
Description

This series consists of files containing memoranda and reports submitted to meetings of the Standing Committee of the Trustees of the British Museum and its Sub- committee on Zoology and Entomology, as well as to their successor, the Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). Papers on the files deal with personnel matters; donations, exchanges and purchases for the collections; collecting expeditions and attendance at conferences; research and publication.

Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ENT/303). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 303.

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically by meeting, although material related to drawings has been separated out into DF 303/62.

Related material

Earlier reports for 1901 to 1906 are held in DF 205

Held by
The Natural History Museum Archives, London
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
79 files and volumes
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition
DF 303/1-72 were transferred to the archives in 1991, DF 303/73-79 in 1995.
Subjects
Topics
Museums and galleries
Custodial history
The files were kept by the Head of the Insect Section of the Zoology Department and, from 1913, the Keeper of Entomology.
Publication note(s)
Files for the years 1933-1965 (DF 303/27-59) are indexed.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5862/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Entomology: Reports to Trustees Meetings