| Description | numbers 1 - 1393
1-Peck, William, Police Seargant, to Mr Taylor, Secretary British Museum regarding distance of cab stands dated Jul 1981, 1 page
5- letter from Shaw, Captain Bernard to Bond, Edward A, Fire Brigade Southwark, replying to letter of 6 Jul 1880 regarding hand pumps for the NHM, 7 January 1881, 1 page
6- letter from Shaw, Captain Bernard to Bond, Edward A Fire Brigade Southwark, replying to letters of 23 and 28 Jan 1881, 1 page
7- Treasury letter granting funds to purchase Lord Enniskillen's collection, 23 Dec 1880, 1 page
11- letter from Bond, Edward A to the British Museum regarding an addition being made to the Post Office Building in Exhibition Road, 23 Dec 1880, 1 page
11- letter from First Commissioner of Her Majesty's works to the Principal Librarian, British Museum responding to letter from 23 Dec regarding alterations being made to the Post Office building in the Exhibition Road, 12 Jan 1881, 1 page
16- letter from Fletcher, L to Mr Taylor request to put keys in strong box 13 Feb, 1881, 1 page
17- letter from Bond, Edward A to the Secretary, Her Majesty's Office of Works, requesting a new pair of large doors for the Mineral Gallery, 23 Dec 1880, 1 page
17- letter from Bond, Edward A to the Secretary, Her Majesty's Office of Works, delay in completion of certain works in preparation for the new building, 1 Jan 1881, 1 page
20- letter from Cavendish, F on behalf of the Treasury Chambers to the Trustees of the British Museum giving permission to pay over time hours to the engineer of the Natural History Museum, 15 Jan 1881, 1 page
21- letter from Fletcher, Lazarus to Mr Taylor to say that no property apart from wooden trays had disappeared from the mineral department
27- letter from Taylor, John to Woodward, Henry about mineral publications distributions and costs, 19 Jan 1881, 2 pages
28- letter from Woodward, Henry to Taylor, John in response to letter referring to appropriating objects not required in the department of minerals, 9 Feb 1881, 1 page
35- (1)- letter from Mitford, A B Secretary Her Majesty's Office of Works, to the British Museum concerning false ceilings instead of Siemens system of heating proposed for upper Botanical rooms, 21 Jan 1880, 1 page
35 (2)-letter from Bond, Edward A, Secretary Her Majesty's Office of Works, to the British Museum regarding inconveninece and injury to specimens in the department of Botany from soot-flues, 3 Dec 1880, 1 page
35-(3)-letter from Bond, Edward A, Secretary Her Majesty's Office of Works, to the British Museum, on the subject of damage from soot-flues in the department of Botany and estimates for the construction of new false ceilings in two rooms and possible approach, 7 Dec 1880, 2 pages
41-letter from Mitford, A B Secretary Her Majesty's Office of Works, to the British Museum about gas fittings for the Natural History Museum, 24 Jan 1881, 1 page
44-letter from Fletcher, L to Bond, Edward A Principal Librarian, regarding lapses of conduct by staff members Ryley and Miles, 25 Jan 1881, 3 pages
45-letter from Keeper of Botany to Office of Works regarding false ceilings upper pavillion rooms in Botany department. 25 Jan 1881, 2 pages
46-letter from Arthur Butler, Arthur the Principal Librarian, to T Taylor with instructions to the engineer in charge 25 Jan 1881, 2 pages
52-4 letters and notes regarding why workers are not being paid extra during winter months
52 (1)-letter from Ireland, W and Edwards, W on why they are not being paid differently for winter months as agreed, 29 Jan 1881, 3 pages
52-(2)-note regarding the payments for winter months query, 29 Jan 1881, 1 page
52-(3)-note to Mr Pulman regarding the winter months pay query, 31 Jan 1881, 1 page
52-(4)-letter setting out pay amounts during winter months and terms of engagement, 29 Jan 1881, 1 page
54-letter and list of appliances from Shaw, Eyre M, Fire Brigade, to Bond, E A about fire safety equipment checks at the museum, 31 Jan 1881, 4 pages
55- note confirming receipt of letter, 1 Feb, from Treasury to Mr Taylor for permission given for pay rise for Chief Fireman and each of the Assistant Firemen at the British Museum of Natural History, 2 Feb 1881, 1 page
56-letter from Fletcher, L to Mr Taylor explaining that a colleague, Miles, had his permission to be absent and quering correct method of reporting absence, 1 Feb 1881, 2 pages
57-letter from Fletcher, L to Mr Bond explaining that he had given Miles permission to take a leave of absence to attend his mother's funeral, 9 Feb 1881, 2 pages
58-no entry by this number
59-letter from Bond, Edward A to Taylor, T regarding a donation to the Trustees of books on Natural History, 3 Feb 1881, 2 pages
60-(1)-letter from Mitford, A B Secretary at the HM Office of Works, in response to John Taylor's letter of the 29th January about storm damage and the work required, 4 Feb 1881, 2 pages
60-(2)-contains two letters from Mitford, A B Secretary at the HM Office of Works, regarding damage caused by poor weather, 19 Jan 1881, 1 page
60-(3)-letter from Edward G Bond to Mitford, A B Secretary at the HM Office of Works, about adverse weather conditions causing damage in the Department of Minerals, 19 Jan 1881, 2 pages
61-no entry by this number
62-letter from Woodward, Henry, Keeper of Geology, responding to Mr Edward A Bond about the depositing of keys in a box, 4 Feb 1881
65-letter from Bond, Edward A to Mr Taylor on arrangements made for the removal of moulds(?) 7 Feb 1881, 1 page
67-letter from Keeper of Botany to Mr Taylor on the depositing of keys in a box in lodge(?), 8 Feb 1881, 1 page
74- letter from Mitford, AB Secretary at the HM Office of Works, about furniture and fittings for the Eastern part of the museum including the Osteological Gallery, 10 Feb 1881, 2 pages
75-(1)-letter from Mitford, AB Secretary at the HM Office of Works, about the cost of works to be carried out and the construction of a staircase in the Eastern portion of the building to commence immediately, 10 Feb 1881, 2 pages
75-(2) letter from Mitford, A B Secretary at the HM Office of Works, construction of a staircase in the Eastern portion of the building the work should be put in hand in anticipation of the estimates with as little delay as possible, 27 Jan 1881, 2 pages
78-Museum Thermometers in use list, Feb 15th 1881, 1 page
80-letter from Cavendish, J regarding a special allowance for the messenger and assistant messenger of the Museum, 4 Feb 1881, 2 pages
84-letter to Mr T Taylor regarding labels required printing for the Natural History Museum's collections, 17 Feb 1881, 2 pages
93-list from Taylor, John T of doors to be double locked and routes to be taken, 21 Feb 1881
99-letter from Bond, Edward A to Mr T Taylor with a request for a list of fittings for the Geological department, 22 Feb 1881, 1 page
101-letter from Mitford, AB to the H.M. Office of Works about the supply of clocks and timepieces, 23 Feb 1881, 1 page
112-copy of museum regulations given to messengers, foreman, sergeant of police and chief fireman, 24 Feb 1881, 5 pages
117-letter from Principle Librarian regarding a considerable accumulation of ashes, 22 Feb 1881, 1 page
117-response to the letter regarding accumulation of ashes and confirming that the request has been passed to the superintendent to look into the matter and that it is recognised as trade refuse, 24 Feb 1881, 2 pages
120- letter from Nichols(?), T to Mr Taylor about petition with a view to the second-class assistants and their working hours, 25 Feb 1881, 4 pages
121- letter from Mr Carruthers, Woodward, Henry and Fletcher, L to Mr Bond about the petition on second-class assistants and their working hours and recommending the small concession, 25 February 1881, 1 page
123-letter from Fletcher, L to Mr Taylor requesting a mantelpiece clock and a wall clock
139-letter from Woodward, Henry to Taylor, T about inconvenience to the Department of Geology caused by potentially being closed on Ash Wednesday Mar 2 and 9 or 10 labourers would lose the day and their work stopped, 26 Feb 1881, 3 pages
140-letter from Fletcher, L to Mr Taylor answering letter regarding fittings for the Zoology department, 26 Feb 1881, 3 pages
142- letter from Fletcher, L to Mr Taylor about fittings, 28 Feb 1881, 1 page
143-letter from Woodward, Henry to Taylor, T to do with staffing over Easter holidays and whether Etheridge, R and Newton, E T can have holidays, 28 Feb 1881, 3 pages
144- letter from Fletcher, L to Taylor, T on the employment of staff on any work outside the official hours, 28 Feb 1881, 1 page
145-letter from Taylor , T to L Fletcher on staff taking employment outside of the British Museum out of their working hours, 28 Feb 1881, 1 page
146- letter from Mr Carruthers to Mr Taylor regarding fittings not yet supplied, and making temporary arrangements which will enable to defer this being executed for the next two years, 1 Mar 1881, 1 page
150-letter from Mr Curruthers to Mr Taylor on modifications to be made to fittings order and on which portions can be delayed and the temporary provisions made as a result, 1 Mar 1881, 4 pages
151 (1 and 2)-letter from Bond, Edward A to several heads of the department of Natural History regarding the adaptation of working hours od assistants of the second class, 3 Mar 1881, 2 pages
155- letter from Callander, R J Assistant Secretary Her Majesty's Works, about new tools for the engineer at the Natural History Museum to be applied for by the Trustees, 26 Feb 1881, 1 page
156- letter from Callander, R J Assistant Secretary Her Majesty's Works, about stoves and the best way to heat the upper rooms of the Botanical department of the Natural History Museum, 26 Feb 1881, 1 page
157-letter from Fletcher, L to Bond, Edward A Mineral Department, on the selling of the fittings at 46 Great Russell Street to the incoming tennant, 3 Mar 1881
158-letter from Cavendish, F to 24 February 1881 regarding the purchase of the Enniskillen Museum of Fossil Fishes to the Trustes of the British Museum, 25 Feb 1881, 3 pages
167-letter from Mitford, A B to H M Office of Works informing about arrangements on the erection of of the partitions and the formation of the fireplace in the department of Geology, 4 Mar 1881, 1 page
168-letter from Mitford, A B to H M Office of Works, regarding different estates issues and work being carried out at the Natural History Museum, 4 Mar 1881, 1 page
169-letter from Mitford, A B to H M Office of Works, on a plan of the proposed boundary, 4 Mar 1881, 1 page
179-letter from Fletcher, L to Mr Taylor, on Dr Flight's diary and illness of his wife, 5 Mar 1881, 2 pages
180- letter from Woodard, Henry to Bond, Edward A on the allocations of funds for purchasing, 4 Mar 1881, 2 pages
184-letter from Woodward, Henry to Bond, Edward A fittings for galleries and pavillion,. 28 Feb 1881, 4 pages
185- letter from Woodward, Henry on the statement of items of new furniture and fittings for Department of Geology, 7 Mar 1881, 1 page
186-letter to Taylor, T from Woodward, Henry with observations on progress on the work outined in letter from H.M Office of works B182281, 4 Mar, 1881, 1 page
189-letter from Fletcher, L to Taylor, Mr T regarding the Museum of Natural History of Paris being unable to pay for it's portion of Meteroide, 7 Mar 1881, 1 page
191-memorandum to the British Museum describing in detail the unforms of staff, 9 Mar 1881, 4 pages
193-letter from Callander, R J, Assistant Secretary, the Office of Works to the Principle Librarian, regarding the supply of cases to the Department of Geology, 7 Mar 1881, 1 page
196- letter from Fletcher, L and Taylor, T work being carried out and opening the Mineral Gallery to the public, 9 Mar 1881, 2 pages
208-letter from Bond, Edward A tender accepted from Messrs Eyre and Spottiswoode to take on the work at the Museum, 11 Mar 1881, 1 page
209- letter from Taylor, John T to Bond, Edward A response to Trustees on readiness for inspection and an inaugural ceremony, 11 Mar 1881, 1 page
211-letter from Mitford, A B to Priciple Librarian, British Museum Librarian informing of the appointment of the British Museum's Foreman of the Trustees for the purposes of superintendence of the new fittings, workmanship and progress of construction at the Natural History Museum, 8 Mar 1881, 2 pages
216-items of additional furniture included in the Principle Librarian's list sent 15 Nov 1880 (and beleived to have been also included in Estimates of Office of Works for ensuing financial years and required at the British Museum (Natural History) for Geology, Minerals and Botany, 12 Mar 1881, 1 page
222- letter from Fletcher, L to Taylor, T informing of receipt of letter from Vienna(?) offering to pay £54 for their portion of the meteorite, 14 Mar 1881, 2 pages
231- from Bond, Edward A to the Principle Librarian passing on the message from the Standing Committee of Trustees to call the attention of Keepers of Departments to the importance of attaching descriptive labels to objects of their collections exhibits to the public, 16 Mar 1881, 1 page
239-letter from Mitford, A B to Her Majesty's Office of Works regarding the order they require fittings at the Natural History Museum to be executed, 11 Mar 1881, 1 page
240-letter from Mitford, A B to the Principle Librarian, British Museum regarding thin sheet iron plates for use in the Botany department, 15 Mar 1881, 1 page
241-letter from Mitford, A B to Her Majesty's Office of Works on the supply of a four wheeled truck to the Botanical Department of the new Natural History Museum, 25 Mar 1881, 1 page
252-letter from Bond, Edward G. to Taylor, T responding to previous correspondence with further requests, 19 Mar 1881, 2 pages
256-letter from Henry Woodford about the 24 table-cases and un numbered-drawings for table-cases for Geology department, undated,.to be provided for Geology by Her Majesty's Office of Works, 19 Mar 1881, letter totals 3 pages, drawings total 1 page
270-letter from Fletcher, L to Taylor, report recommending steps of approach. 23 Mar, 1881, 1 page
274-letter from Callander, R to Her Majesty's Office of Works proposing a new fence on the North side of the new Natural History Museum, 22 Mar 1881, 1 page
275-letter from (?) to Labalmondiere, D, Assistant Commissioner, on the attendance of three additional Police Constables, 21 Mar 1881, 1 page
281-letter from Carruthers, William to Bond, Edward G. about adding fires in the upper rooms of the Pavilion, 22 Mar 1881, 3 pages
298-letter from Fletcher, L to Daubree, Prof, Paris Museum, regarding a payment, 26 Mar 1881, 1 page |