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Re: Ex Post Facto Accession Numbers
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"LKENNES (604)387-1216" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 27 Jul 1995 07:37:38 -0700
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Just a note of caution re Lucy's idea to use the 8 in front of the date part
of the accession number.  Many museums have been around since the last
century and have valid '800' numbers so that 895-93-14 would actually be
something that was accessioned in 1895 not found in 1995.

Cheers

Lesley Kennes
Registrar, Biological Collections
Royal British Columbia Museum
Victoria, B.C.
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