Series
Ministry of Food: Supply Department: Groceries and Sundries Group
Catalogue reference: MAF 87
What's it about?
MAF 87
Files of the Ministry of Food control divisions responsible for the procurement, distribution, processing, and, sometimes, wholesale and retail price control of confectionery, cocoa, coffee, tea, sugar, and starch. The papers are generally those...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 87
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Food: Supply Department: Groceries and Sundries Group
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files of the Ministry of Food control divisions responsible for the procurement, distribution, processing, and, sometimes, wholesale and retail price control of confectionery, cocoa, coffee, tea, sugar, and starch. The papers are generally those dated between 1940 and 1955. Exceptionally a few papers outside this date range have been included to preserve continuity.
Some of these files were used in connection with the preparation of the History of the Ministry of Food during the Second World War.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later files in the SUG series see MAF 268
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Food, Supply Department, Groceries and Sundries Group, 1943-1955
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 425 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10488/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MAF
Records created or inherited by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments,...
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Ministry of Food: Supply Department: Groceries and Sundries Group