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National Maritime Museum: Sir James Caird: Papers
Catalogue reference: NMM 24
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- NMM 24
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Maritime Museum: Sir James Caird: Papers
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Description (What the record is about)
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The papers of Sir James Caird including information on objects and collections presented to the Museum by Caird, and correspondence on the foundation and development of the Museum including building conversion.
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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)
- Caird, James, 1864-1954
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- No records held at The National Archives for this series
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- Topics
- Museums and galleries
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- No future accruals expected
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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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Sir James Caird (born 2 Jan 1864; died 27 Sept 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/C11309/
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National Maritime Museum: Sir James Caird: Papers