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From: Frankie Roberto
4 May 2008
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to request the total number of objects that you hold
in your permanent collections.
If an exact figure is not available, please provide instead your
estimated total, along with an explanation as to how this figure
was calculated.
Yours faithfully,
Frankie Roberto
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From: Scott Furlong
The National Maritime Museum
9 May 2008
Dear Mr Roberto,
Thank you for your email enquiry of 4 May 2008.
The number of collection objects in the permanent collection of the
National Maritime Museum is 109,575.
This information has been generated from the Museum's collections
management database, and includes all 3D objects and 2D works of art. This
total does not include archival and library material or loans.
Yours sincerely,
Scott Furlong
Head of Collections Management
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich
London SE10 9NF
E-mail: [email address] <[1]mailto:[email address]>
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From: Frankie Roberto
9 May 2008
Dear Scott Furlong,
Many thanks for your response.
Yours sincerely,
Frankie Roberto
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