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Ref NoDF/PAL/141
Alt Ref NoDF141
TitleAnthropology Sub-Department: Subject Files
DescriptionThese are the remnants of a long series of slender subject files held in the Sub-Department of Anthropology, together with collected volumes of human osteological reports.
Date1895-2001
AccessStatusOpen
Related MaterialCannington cemetery documentation including osteological data in care of Anthropology Curator, Department of Palaeontology (2006)
Held ByNHM Archives
LevelSeries

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CodePersonNameDates
PX239Fraser; Francis Charles (1903-1978); Keeper of Zoology1903-1978
PX191Oakley; Kenneth Page (7 Apr 1911-2 Nov 1981); Dr; Museum Staff; Anthropologist7 Apr 1911-2 Nov 1981
PX201Powers; Rosemary (1931-13 Dec 2020); Anthropologist1931-13 Dec 2020
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