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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
DF 218
Title
British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Accessions Registers
Date
1837-1989
Description

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.

Held by
Natural History Museum Library and Archives
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
33 volume(s)
Access conditions

Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition
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.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a4df5f00-3165-4039-bb0c-4dc8e0702d36/

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British Museum (Natural History): Department of Zoology: Accessions Registers