DF1796-1998Records created and acquired by the Natural History Museum, London
The Archives of The Natural History Museum comprise the papers, drawings, photographs and other media generated as a result of the work of the Museum. All aspects of the Museum's work are documented: scientific research, curation, exhibition production, education, publishing, building maintenance, library provision and internal management. The bulk of the collection consists of typed or handwritten papers but there is no restriction on the media included. The Archives include a large photographic collection, housed separately and not currently included in this catalogue. Collections of manuscripts and drawings in the libraries are kept separate from the Archives. This is because they principally contain material produced outside, or independently of, the Museum. Additional to the Museum Archives are the Unofficial Archives (closely related material but not officially produced by the Museum) and the Archives of the Zoological Museum at Tring.