| Ref No (click link below for further records) | DF/ZOO/271 |
| Alt Ref No | DF271 |
| Title | Zoology Library Correspondence, Memoranda and papers |
| Description | This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Zoology Library, kept in a series between 1916-1926 and 1929-1948. Subject matter includes the acquisition of library material, enquiries, loans, and library accommodation and equipment. It also contains other miscellaneous correspondence and a series of internal memoranda 1935-1977, of which more recent files are held in the Modern Records Store.
The main people featured in the correspondence are various heads of Zoology (much of the correspondence surviving from 1916-1930s is signed by W T Calman, the Deputy Keeper of Zoology (later Keeper) and the Zoology Librarians. These are John Saunders ([1847?]-1900), Herbert William England (1900-1937), Frederick Charles Sawyer (1937-1966), Gavin Douglas Ruthven Bridson (1966-1969) and Ann Datta, nee Lucas (1969-2004). |
| Date | 1880-1977 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Related Material | Related series include the subject files of the Keeper of Zoology relating to the Zoology Library (DF206/59-69), and the correspondence of other libraries (General Library in DF600, Palaeontology in DF161, Botany in DF461). The staff file of H W England, the second Zoology Librarian, is held under DF208/9 and includes a description he wrote of his duties. The reminiscences of F C Sawyer, the third Zoology Librarian, are in DF5012/38. |
| Held By | NHM Archives |
| Extent | 22 |
| Level | Series |
| AdminHistory | For more details about the adminstrative history of the Zoology Library see the series level record for DF270. |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates | Source |
| PX1111 | Calman; William Thomas (1871-1952); Doctor; Zoologist | 1871-1952 | Obituary by I Gordan in Nature, volume 170 p. 780 |
| PX1826 | Sawyer; Frederick Charles (1904-1993) | 1904-1993 | |
| PX2674 | England; Herbert William (1882-1937); Librarian | 1882-1937 | |
| PX2675 | Saunders; John (c1827-c1908) | c1827-c1908 | |