Series 2: Other publications of Bengal Natural History Society (BeNHS)
Scope and Contents
The collection is divided into two series. The first covers the Journal of Bengal Natural History Society (JBeNHS) which was initially called Journal of Darjeeling Natural History Society (JDNHS). The second comprises other publications of the BeNHS and the Bengal Natural History Museum (BNHM). The material ranges from 1920s to early 2000s, with the majority of it between 1926-1970. The collection is in the form of paper and primarily has printed material including illustrated and photographic plates. The first series has JBeNHS issues divided into subseries classified according to the journal editor and arranged chronologically. The second has a sub-series with article reprints from JBeNHS issues where the complete issue is unavailable. The latter series has a second sub-series with printed administrative documents of BeNHS and publications about the BNHM and its specimen collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-2007, majority of material within 1926-1970
Creator
- From the Collection: Nisha B (Processing Archivist, Person)
- From the Collection: Nature Conservation Foundation (Processing Archivist, Organization)
- From the Collection: Bengal Natural History Society (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 6730 Sheets
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Nepali
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Bangalore Karnataka 560065 India
+9180 6717 6010
+9180 6717 6011
archives@ncbs.res.in
