The Natural History Museum was first opened in 1881. It contained collections that had originally been part of the British Museum including collections of Sir Hans Sloane, a physician and collector of natural curiosities, and Joseph Banks the botanist who travelled with Captain James Cook aboard HMS Endeavour, 1768-1771. It was Sir Richard Owen, Superintendent of the British Museums natural history collection who persuaded the Government that a new museum was needed.
From the guide to the Natural History Museum warning posters, 189-?, (University of Dundee)
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| referencedIn | Harrison "Buzz" Price, Papers, 1956-2006 | Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, | |
| creatorOf | Natural History Museum warning posters, 189-? | University of Dundee | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1890-1996 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | John Clegg Scientific Letters, 1948-1957 | Freshwater Biological Association Collections |
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| associatedWith | Clegg, John., 1909-1998 | person |
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