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Absences: monthly reports of Assistants and Attendants
Accounts memorandum slip
Acknowledgements, British Museum and Natural History Museum: applications for situations of Plumber and Timekeeper; receipt of letter which will be laid before Trustees; receipt of letter which will be referred to Departments; receipt of parcels
Address labels and wrappers
Appointments: form of application for nomination to Assistantship etc.; Swiney Lecturer (see Swiney Lectures); circular letter sending particulars of; provisional appointment of Assistants
Assistants, British Museum: reports of absences of; particulars of examination for; notifying meeting of Principal Trustees for nominations; informing candidate of his nomination by Principal Trustees and giving notice of examination; asking if still a candidate for nomination
Assistants, Natural History Museum: particulars of examination etc.; letter to be signed by Principal Trustees provisionally appointing; asking if still a candidate for nomination
Attendants, British Museum: reports of absences of; particulars of examination etc.; informing candidate of his nomination
Attendants, Natural History Museum: overtime sheet; particulars of examination and appointment of
Binding of books: Eyre and Spittswoode's price-list
Bond, Mr E A: portrait of George Pickworth
Boy-Attendants, British Museum: particulars of appointment of
Boy-Attendants, Natural History Museum: particulars of appointment of
Boy-Copyists: regulations respecting temporary Boy-Copyists
British Museum: hours of admission to exhibition galleries; reading room regulations; reading room, form of application of admission to; reading room, notifying that ticket of admission will be granted; ticket will be granted on receipt of application and recommendation; reading room, forms A, B, C and D; messenger's postage and sundries account; letter conveying Trustees' refusal to admit to Reading Room; giving date on which application for admission will be attended to; tickets of admission to Reading Room; slip to be filled in for use of book or manuscript in Reading Room; form asking for permission to trace in pencil; form admitting persons to see Reading Room; special regulations for use of manuscript; reports of absences of Assistants and Attendants; Print Room, regulations and ticket of admission; Sculpture Galleries, regulations and ticket of admission; form of application for admission to Departments generally; tickets to view the Christy Collections; notice to Keepers to issue ticket of admission for study; notice that ticket will be granted on presentation to Keeper; Assistants, Attendants, Boy-Attendants, particulars of appointment of; form for application for nomination to Assistantship etc.; notifying meeting of Principal Trustees for nominations; informing candidate of his nomination to Assistantship etc.; notifying meeting of Principal Trustees for nominations; fixing date of competition for Assistantships; asking candidate of his nomination to Attendantship; appointing candidate as Labourer in British Museum; acknowledging application for situations of Plumber and Timekeeper; objects offered for sale not required; acknowledging receipt of letter to be laid before Trustees; letter received referred to Keeper of Department; permission given to cast certain specimens; regulations for photographing and permission to take photos; catalogue of reproductions of marbles etc. by Brucciani; asking tradesmen to send in outstanding accounts; donation report form; letters of thanks; report respecting offers of purchases; reports of absences of Assistants and Attendants; blank label for addresses; receipt form for publications; form advising the transmission of books; form acknowledging receipt of parcels; notifying selling price of publications; explaining system of printing catalogue titles of books; catalogue of British Museum library, explanation and prices of; order form for catalogue of accessions; form requesting supply of titles of books in British Museum library; list of British Museum publications; list of photographs on sale in Principal Librarian's office; invoice for publications; requesting supply of books for British Museum under Copyright Act; request for perfect copy of book under Copyright Act; request that newspapers be send free of charge; Keeper's authority to pay charges for carriage of specimens; salary receipt form; copyist's timesheet; Swiney Lecturer, conditions of appointment of; list of the Trustees of the British Museum; list of Standing Committee of Trustees of British Museum; list of order of the presses in Department of Printed Books; acknowledgement receipt of letter which will be laid before Trustees; acknowledgement receipt of letter referred to Keeper of Department; particulars to be supplied for grant of publications; circular letter to Keepers proposing reduction of grant; presentation label for insertion in Trustees' publications; Boy-Attendants, particulars of appointment of; informing Keepers of reduction in grant; list of British Museum and Natural History Museum publications; Reading Room, form of application for admission to; Reading Room regulations; conditions of loans from the British Museum; Messenger's incidental account voucher; notice to correspondents - new building in Cromwell Road
Brucciani and Co: catalogue of reproductions of marbles etc. in British Museum
Carriage of specimens for British Museum: Keeper's authority to pay charges
Casts and moulds, British Museum: giving permission to have casts taken of specimens
Casts of fossils in Natural History Museum: list of
Catalogue titles of British Museum books: explaining system of printing
Catalogues (see publications)
Clearance order to Stahlschmidtz Co for cases for British Museum
Commissionaires, Corps of: circular letter enclosing confidential report of conduct of members (to be filled in by employers)
Competitive examinationsL regulations respecting
Copyists' time sheet and discharge form
Coyright Act: requesting supply of books to British Museum under provisions of; directions for delivery of publications to British Museum; asking for perfect copy of book received under; requesting that newspapers be sent free of charge
Correspondents of Natural History Museum: notice to with reference to addressing of parcels intended for Natural History Museum
Darwin Memorial: tickets for unveiling of statue at Natural History Museum; address on occasion of unveiling ceremony
Donations, British Museum: monthly report of donations
Donations, Natural History Museum: monthly report of donations
Duplicate specimens and publications: informing institutions that duplicate mineral specimens are available for distibution and conditions of grant; particulars to be supplied by institutions applying for
Estimates: circular letter; Heads of Departments asking for reports in connection with
Eyre and Spottiswoode's price list for binding books
Fire extinguising applianceS: list of
Furniture and fittings: circular letter to Keepers of Department proposing reduction of grant; circular letters to Heads of Departments asking for return of; circular letter informing Heads of Departments that reduction has been made
General Library (see library)
General meeting summons card
Geology lectures (see Swiney lectures)
Guide-books, Natural History Museum: list of for exhibition in Messengers' enclosure; no of sold
Hours of opening of Natural History Museum
Invoice for British Museum publications
Labourers, British Museum and Natural History Museum: informing applicant of his engagement as Labourer
Lavatory: notice of charge for use of closets in public lavatory; receipts
Lawn Tennis Club: rules of
Letters of thanks, Natural History Museum
Letters of thanks, British Museum
Liabilities in connection with Purchase Grant, circular letter to Departments
Library, British Museum: catalogue of, explaining system of printing and terms of subscription for the catalogue
Library, Natural History Museum: monthly return of work done in General Library; asking that library may be placed on list of institutions to receive publications
Loans for exhibition from British Museum
Messenger's postage and sundries account form; incidental account voucher
Notices: charge for use of lavatory and closets; list of guide-books for exhibition in Messenger's enclosure; list of order of presses in Department of Printed Books (British Museum)
Object offered for sale, not required for British Museum
Order-forms, British Museum: for catalogue of accessions on Clowes and Sons Ltd; for copies of titles of books acquired for British Museum
Outstanding accounts: asking tradesmen to send in to British Museum
Overtime of Attendants: form to be filled in for proposed overtime of Attendants
Parcel-receipts (see receipt-forms)
Pensions (see superannuation)
Photographing: rules for persons photographing in British Museuml letter granting permission to photograph in British Museum; list of photographs on sale at British Museum; rules for persons photographing in museum
Pigeon case in Central Hall: list of birds exhibited
Plumber, British Museum: acknowledging application for situation of
Principal Trustees: notifying meeting of for nominations to Assistantship; notifying candidate that he has been nominated for; notice of examination; asking if still a candidate for nomination to post of Assistant; informing candidate that he is nominated to post of Attendant; letter to be signed for provisional appointment of Assistant
Printed Books: list of order of presses in Department of
Publications, British Museum: receipt forms; notifying transmission of books presented; notifying selling price of British Museum publications; explainign system of printing catalogue title of books and library catalogue; list of British Museum publications; invoice for British Museum publications; requesting supply of books for British Museum under Copyright Act; directions for delivery of publications to British Museum under Copyright Act; asking for perfect copy of book received under Copyright Act; requesting that newspapers be sent free of charge; requesting to replace imperfect copy of book received under Copyright Act; particulars to be supplied by museums applying for grant of British Museum publications; particulars to be supplied by Free Libraries applying for grant of books; presentation label for insertion into Trustees' publications; list of publications
Publications, Natural History Museum: guide-books (see guide-books); institutions and Free Public Libraries to receive Trustees' natural history publications; list of guide-books for exhibition in Messengers' enclosure; list of natural history publications; covering letter accompanying present ofl receipt forms; presentation label for insertion into Trustees' publications
Purchase grant: circular letter to Keepers of Departments proposing reduction
Purchase report from Departments, British Museum
Receipt forms: publications, British Museum; week's wages and salary, Natural History Museum; publications, Natural History Museum; parcels of publications etc., week's wages and salary (less income tax)
'Referred to' memorandum slip
Reproductions of marbles, bronzes etc. in British Museum (Brucciani and Co's list
Shipping agents (see Stahlochmidt and Co)
South Kensington Museum: regulations for photographing in
Stahlochmidt and Co: clearance order for cases for the British Museum
Students: British Museum forms (see under British Museum); tickets of admission to the various natural history departments; regulations for admission to the departnets; notice to be presented to Keeper of Department for ticket of admission; application form for admission to departments
Standing Committee of Trustees of British Museum: list of; summons card
Swiney Lectures on Geology: conditions of appointment of lecturer; syllabusl bill; advertisement for lecturer
Superannuation Act: memoranda relating to; report of Higher Division Committee on; form to be filled in recommending persons for
Telegraphs, Post Office: notice to be sent for repairs to
Thanks, letters of (see letters of thanks)
Tickets: unveiling of Darwin statue at Natural History Museum; Reading Room (British Museum) admission tickets; admission tickets to print room and sculpture galleries; admission tickets to Christy Collection, Westminster; admission tickets to various departments of natural history
Timekeeper, British Museum: acknowledging application for situation of
Timesheets
Tradesmen's accounts: asking tradesmen to sent in outstanding accounts against British Museum
Travelling expenses of Assistants on official business: circular letter to departments
Trustees of British Museum: acknowledgement receipt of letter which will be laid before Trustees; list of Trustees of British Museum; list of Standing Committee; General Meeting and Standing Committee summons cards
Visitors, Natural History Museum: monthly number of; memoranda to Keepers of Departments; daily report of
Works, Office of: circular letter from to public departments asking for list of structural alterations etc.; list of domestic articles supplied
Wrapper (newspaper) used at Natural History Museum
Writers (civil service): regulations and particulars of examination of
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