Publications, articles and bibliographies
Museum staff posing for a photograph at the New Year's Day dance in 1927.
Visit our bibliographies for subject-specific guidance, or browse articles and books about the history of the Museum.
Bibliographies
- General histories PDF (35.2 KB)
Publications focusing on the collections, departments and people of the Natural History Museum. - Archive/Library collection sources PDF (9.0 KB)
Guides and catalogues relating to the Museum Archive and Library collections. - Architecture bibliography PDF (13.7 KB)
Drawings, photographs and documents tracing the work of Alfred Waterhouse and Richard Owen in planning and building the Natural History Museum.
Terracotta balustrade at the Museum. Photo by David A. Smith, 2012.
Recent articles by Archives staff
2010
- The men at the top: William Henry Flower PDF (132.8 KB)
James Hatton, Waterhouse Times Summer 2010 - The Museum's work in the First World War PDF (178.0 KB)
Daisy Cunynghame, Waterhouse Times Autumn 2010
2011
- An Index to natural history PDF (140.1 KB)
Daisy Cunynghame, Waterhouse Times Spring 2011 - Palaeontology Papers PDF (242.9 KB)
Daisy Cunynghame, Waterhouse Times Summer 2011 - Corresponding with Collectors – The Archives of Tring PDF (151.8 KB)
Daisy Cunynghame, Waterhouse Times Winter 2011
2012
- The art of taxidermy PDF (104.5 KB)
Louise Clarke, Waterhouse Times Spring 2012 - Into the Archives: Trustee’s minutes PDF (15.8 KB)
Daisy Cunynghame, Waterhouse Times Summer 2012
New Year's Day dance at the Museum in 1927.
Books about the Museum
Museum Through a Lens
A collection of stunning black and white photographs from the Museum Archives.
The Natural History Museum at South Kensington
The fascinating story of one of Britain's best loved museums.
