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National Maritime Museum: Caird Fund Files and Accounts
Catalogue reference: NMM 16
What’s it about?
This record is about the National Maritime Museum: Caird Fund Files and Accounts dating from 1954-1970.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- NMM 16
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Maritime Museum: Caird Fund Files and Accounts
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1954-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records relating to the administration of the Caird Fund
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Maritime Museum
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- 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)
- National Maritime Museum, 1934-1934
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- No records held at The National Archives for this series
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- Topics
- Museums and galleries
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1954-1970
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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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Administra-tive History
The Caird Trust Fund was set up after the death of the National Maritime Museum's benefactor Sir James Caird. It superseded the Sir James Caird Trust Fund which was set up by Sir James in 1942.
James Caird (1854-1954) was a shipowner and a founder of the National Maritime Museum. He financed ship restorations, obtained valuable collections for the museum and made considerable personal donations. He was made baronet in 1928.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11301/
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National Maritime Museum: Caird Fund Files and Accounts