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Ref NoDF/ADM/1004/41
Alt Ref NoDF1004/41
TitleProposed removal of the bird collections from London to Tring
DescriptionFile includes Percy Roycroft Lowe's article in The Museums Journal, Vol 40, No.2 May 1940, exposing the proposed removal of the Natural History Museum's bird collection to Tring Museum. Also a number of letters of protest/in support of Lowe/seeking further information from members of the British Ornithological Union, including on behalf of Neville Chamberlain; also Trustees' and Martin A C Hinton's response
Date1939-1940
AccessStatusOpen
Held ByNHM Archives
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CodePersonNameDates
PX1657Lowe; Percy Roycroft (1870-1948); Ornithologist1870-1948
PX212Hinton; Martin Alister Campbell (1883-1961); Keeper of Zoology1883-1961
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