| Description | This series contains files of correspondence, papers and reports produced as a result of collecting expeditions and voyages. Some relate to expeditions organised and financed by the Museum (eg DF305/9, 18, 45 and 47), others to expeditions organised by some other institution or individual, but supported and staffed by the Museum (eg DF305/34, 49 and 71). The largest number of files relate to expeditions run independently of the Museum, but which received equipment and advice, and which donated their collections (eg DF305/23, 28, 52-58).
DF305/59-61 are the reorganised remains of a series of yearly expedition files, which have survived intact for 1963-1970 (DF305/62-69). Papers in the collecting station files (DF305/73-86) appear to have been removed from the general expedition files for easy reference. |
| AdminHistory | The files were raised and kept in the Keeper's office, but contain the correspondence of many members of the Department. The files were not registered but were kept in a series of expedition boxes. |