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The British Museum
Occasional Paper number 133 ISBN 0 86159 133X © The Trustees of the British Museum 2002
Introduction
The British Museum Defined
The Trustees and Officers of the British Museum: Their Attitudes and Practices During the Eighteenth Century
The Trustees and Officers of the British Museum: Their Attitudes and Practices During the Administration of Joseph Planta
The Trustees and Officers of the British Museum: Their Attitudes and Practices From the Death of Planta to the Committee Hearings
Analysis of the Readers
Access to Other Museums and Libraries
Access to the Museum and Reading Room: Public and Government Opinion to 1810
Access to the Museum: Public and Government Opinion, 1810-1836
Access to the British Museum Library: Public and Government Opinion, 1810-1836
Conclusions
Bibliography