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Records of the London Museum

Catalogue reference: DC

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This record is about the Records of the London Museum dating from 1911-1975.

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Reference
DC
Title
Records of the London Museum
Date
1911-1975
Description

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.

Held by
Museum of London Library
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
London Museum, 1911-1975
Physical description
13 series
Access conditions
No records held at The National Archives in this departmental code
Subjects
Topics
Archives and libraries
Photography and film
Museums and galleries
Administrative / biographical background

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.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C74/

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