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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Entomology: Keeper of Entomology's...
Catalogue reference: DF 306
What’s it about?
This record is about the British Museum (Natural History): Department of Entomology: Keeper of Entomology's... dating from 1920-1986.
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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 306
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Museum (Natural History): Department of Entomology: Keeper of Entomology's Subject Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1920-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of correspondence and papers dealing with a wide range of scientific and administrative topics, including publications, the acquisition of named collections, accommodation, wartime evacuation, correspondence with or relating to named entomologists and institutions, curation and equipment, the departmental library, and staff matters.
Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF ENT/306). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 306.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The files were not registered, but were kept in a series of subject boxes.
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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)
- 133 file(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)
- The series was transferred to the archives in 1991 and later.
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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)
- The series is accruing through the Modern Record Store.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5865/
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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Entomology: Keeper of Entomology's Subject Files