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National Maritime Museum, Royal Naval Museum Greenwich: Records
Catalogue reference: NMM 22
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This record is about the National Maritime Museum, Royal Naval Museum Greenwich: Records dating from c1905-1920.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- NMM 22
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Maritime Museum, Royal Naval Museum Greenwich: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1905-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records include a letter book, some minutes of the museum committee, correspondence with the curator of the museum, a listing of the exhibits by Sir Geoffrey Callender and a rule book/ acquisition ledger.
The original records date from c1905-1922 but some earlier Museum published catalogues exist.
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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)
- 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)
- Royal Naval Museum (Greenwich), 1905-1920
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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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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
- Museums and galleries
- Navy
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1905-1922
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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 museum was created in 1873 when the Royal Naval College was established at Greenwich in the buildings of the Greenwich Hospital. The collections of this museum were transferred to the National Maritime Museum under the 1934 National Maritime Museum Act.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11307/
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