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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
Series
Obsolete Lists, Indexes and Miscellaneous Summaries and Reports associated with Public...
Catalogue reference: OBS 1
What's it about?
OBS 1
This series consists of finding aids which have been superseded, but which have been retained as evidence of former archival arrangement or practice, or which contain information not readily available elsewhere. It also includes catalogues,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OBS 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Obsolete Lists, Indexes and Miscellaneous Summaries and Reports associated with Public Record Office Holdings
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Date (When the record was created)
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1700-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of finding aids which have been superseded, but which have been retained as evidence of former archival arrangement or practice, or which contain information not readily available elsewhere. It also includes catalogues, calendars, reports and summaries relating to records held by the Public Record Office, and those held by other bodies prior to the Public Record Office Act 1838.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The document references are allocated as accessioned, but the catalogue is arranged in alphabetical order of subject headings. These headings relate mainly to the names of the departments from which the documents originated, or to whose records they pertain.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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additional finding aid ZBOX 1/96/1
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1561 files and volumes
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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
- Archives and libraries
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- A numerical key is available, giving the covering piece numbers for the subject headings used in the catalogue.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11371/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,868 records
Within the department: OBS
Obsolete lists and indexes
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Obsolete Lists, Indexes and Miscellaneous Summaries and Reports associated with Public Record Office Holdings
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