Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
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Series
Ministry of Food: Scientific Advisor's Division
Catalogue reference: MAF 98
What's it about?
MAF 98
The series contains reports and technical information of the Scientific Advisor's Division of the Ministry of Food on foodstuffs, rations and nutrition generally.
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 98
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Food: Scientific Advisor's Division
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series contains reports and technical information of the Scientific Advisor's Division of the Ministry of Food on foodstuffs, rations and nutrition generally.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Files re-registered into Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food series are in:
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SA/D file series
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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)
- 502 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Food and drink
- Rationing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Minister of Food was responsible for ensuring that an adequate supply of food was available to all sections of the population. At the end of the war the Scientific Advisor's main energies were devoted to helping in the relief of famine conditions in Europe.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10498/
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