British Museum

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The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1700-2000
Places:	London
Functions, occupations and activities:	Libraries, museums and institutes > National libraries and museums
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C43159 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O15317 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1753-20th cent: trustees and directors records	British Museum Central Archive		See Introduction to the Central Archives of the British Museum, 1991
2	18th cent: papers rel to foundation	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 4449-51
3	1753-58: collections rel to	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 6179
4	records of Dept of Greek and Roman Antiquities	British Museum: Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities		See Foster & Sheppard, British Archives (4th edition, 2002)
5	records of Dept of Ancient Egypt and Sudan	British Museum: Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan		See Foster & Sheppard, British Archives (4th edition, 2002)
6	records of the Dept of the Ancient Near East	British Museum: Department of the Ancient Near East		See Foster & Sheppard, British Archives (4th edition, 2002)