Series
War Office 'Material'
Catalogue reference: WOMAT
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This record is about the War Office 'Material' dating from 1890-1945.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WOMAT
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office 'Material'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1890-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous types of mapping material collected and received by the Directorate of Military Survey and predecessors, typically incorporating information awaiting use in new or revised maps.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The 'Material' Series is sub-divided between 'Africa' and 'Rest of the World', which is further sub-divided into Asia, Europe, America and Oceania. Items that were included in the archival deposits but had not been recorded in the War Office ledgers form an 'Addendum' to the Series, treated as an additional sub-division. Material in this latter category mainly comprises short-run copies, tracings, and original manuscript maps.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library, Map Library
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 260 map trays and 50 boxes of foolscap folios, approximately
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5abce128-0b22-453f-aee9-0da8e034724e/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library, Map Library
Within the fonds: WOA
War Office Archive: cartographic and topographic source material
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War Office 'Material'