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Records of the London Museum
Catalogue reference: DC
What’s it about?
This record is about the Records of the London Museum dating from 1911-1975.
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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)
- DC
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the London Museum
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1911-1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the London Museum prior to its succession by the Museum of London in 1975 including:
- DC 1: Trustees Minutes
- DC 2: In Letters
- DC 3: Letter Books (Out Letters
- DC 4: General Correspondence and Papers
- DC 5: Cash Books
- DC 6: Archaeological Papers
- DC 7: Exhibitions
- DC 8: Photography: Correspondence and Papers
- DC 9: Publications
- DC 10: Visitors Books
- DC 11: Press Cuttings
- DC 12: Registers of Accessions
- DC 13: Photographs
Online descriptions of some individual records held at the Museum of London Library can also be viewed on Discovery, The National Archives' online catalogue, see Records of the London Museum. Please contact the Museum of London Library for more information about collections they hold.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Museum of London Library
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- London Museum, 1911-1975
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- No records held at The National Archives in this departmental code
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The London Museum was founded in 1911 and was opened to the public in the State Apartments of Kensington Palace in 1912. Two years later it was transferred to Lancaster House, St James where it remained until 1945 when the building was taken over for government hospitality. The museum was subsequently granted a lease of premises at Kensington Palace, re-opening there in 1951. In 1965 a merger of London Museum's collections with those of the Guildhall Museum to form a comprehensive museum of the history of London was approved by Act of Parliament and the building of a new joint museum was stated in 1971.
The Museum of London was opened in December 1976 in its new building at the corner of London Wall and Aldergate Street in the city. The museum was originally controlled by a Board of Governers, appointed (6 each) the Government, the Corporation of London and the Greater London Council. The first Board of Governers was chaired by Viscount Harcourt.
The museum is currently controlled by a board of Coverners appointed (nine each) by the Corporation of London and the Government and is funded jointly by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Corporation of London
The museum's exhibitions illustrate the history of London from prehistoric times to the present day.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C74/
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Records of the London Museum