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Add MS 4449-4451
- Record Id:
- 036-002109940
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002109547
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000016.0x0002a8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 4449-4451
- Title:
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PAPERS RELATING TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM
4449-4451. Papers relating to the foundation and establishment of the British Museum collected, and for the most part written, by Thomas Birch, one of the first Trustees; 1753-1760. Three volumes. Paper. Folio. The contents are:-
- Scope & Content:
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British Museum: Draft minutes, reports of Trustees meetings, statutes, etc.: 1753-1760.
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Papers rel. to the British Museum by, or collected by, as Trustee: 1753-1760.: Mainly autogr.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002109547
036-002109940 - Is part of:
- Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4449-4451 : PAPERS RELATING TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM 4449-4451. Papers relating to the foundation and establishment of the British… - Contains:
- Add MS 4449 : Vol. I (ff. 184). (1) An Act for the Purchase of the Museum, or Collection of Sir Hans Sloane, and of the Harleian Collection…
Add MS 4450-4451 : Draft minutes and reports of General and Committee Meetings of the Trustees, 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756, taken by Birch. Among…
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- 032-002109547[0171]/036-002109940
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 4101-4478
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 3 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1753
- End Date:
- 1760
- Date Range:
- 1753-1760
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
British Museum, 1753-