Records of collections accession and disposal

Records relating to the acquisition and disposal of collections held by the National Army Museum, including accession and de-accessioning forms, acquisition correspondence, and object files.

Arranged according to original series within functions, respecting the original arrangement of the files.

All unpublished records of the National Army Museum are closed to external users for 20 years for corporate reasons. Further restrictions may apply for Data Protection Act compliance, typically 75 or 50 years closure for files containing personal data.

Transferred to the Institutional Archive of the National Army Museum through the Museum's records management service.

Permission is required from the National Army Museum for reproduction of material from this series.

Records created by the National Army Museum are appraised according to the Institutional Archive Collections Development Policy and Retention Schedule.

Accruals are expected to this series.