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Catalogue description British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Publications Correspondence and Artwork
This record is held by Natural History Museum Library and Archives
| Reference: | DF 9 |
|---|---|
| Title: | British Museum (Natural History): Department of Mineralogy: Publications Correspondence and Artwork |
| Description: |
This series consists of publications, correspondence and artwork of the British Museum (Natural History) Department of Mineralogy. It comprises copies of booklets and guides to the Mineral Gallery marked up with additions and corrections for reprinting papers relating to publication of the 'Discovery' report, and coloured artwork for the series of mineral postcards produced during the 1920s. Series held at The Natural History Museum are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference DF MIN/9). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, see DF 9. |
| Date: | 1882-1926 |
| Held by: | Natural History Museum Library and Archives, not available at The National Archives |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Hartley Travers Ferrar, 1879-1932 |
| Physical description: | 16 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
Transferred to the archives between 1991 and 1994 |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Departments were responsible for their own publications until 1954, when RJ Drumm was appointed Museum Publications officer to coordinate planning and production. A publication Section evolved over the years until, in 1975, all publications planning and production was carried out centrally. |
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