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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
Catalogue reference: MAF 132
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MAF 132
This series contains papers of the Horticulture, Poultry and Pests Division concerning general horticultural enquiries; the Inter-Departmental Technical Committee on Seed Potatoes; and supply and prices of home grown potatoes. Pieces MAF...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 132
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticulture Divisions: Registered Files, Horticulture General (HG Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1924-1995
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers of the Horticulture, Poultry and Pests Division concerning general horticultural enquiries; the Inter-Departmental Technical Committee on Seed Potatoes; and supply and prices of home grown potatoes. Pieces MAF 132/29-75 were originally accessioned as MAF 279/140-186, and were transferred to MAF 132 in 2000.
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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)
- HG 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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Horticulture, Poultry and Pests Division, 1948-1955
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 105 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1972 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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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
- Fishing
- Farming
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1946
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10532/
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