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Board of Longitude: Papers
Catalogue reference: RGO 14
Date: 1605-1830
Records of the Board of Longitude.These include papers about the discovery of methods of measuring longitude at sea, notably the work of John...
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Records of the Social Science Research Council and the Economic and Social Research...
Catalogue reference: EY
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Records of the Social Science Research Council (later the Economic and Social Research Council), established in 1965 to further research into the social sciences. They include minutes and papers of council meetings, and registered files in EY 1;...
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EY
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Social Science Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council
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Date (When the record was created)
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1966-2016
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Social Science Research Council (later the Economic and Social Research Council), established in 1965 to further research into the social sciences.
They include minutes and papers of council meetings, and registered files in EY 1; registered files of research grants in EY 2; and papers of standing committees in EY 3.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Economic and Social Research Council, 1984-1984
- Social Science Research Council, 1965-1984
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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6 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 1993 Economic and Social Research Council
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- Research
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The Social Science Research Council was constituted by royal charter in October 1965. The Science and Technology Act of 1965, which abolished the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, having provided for the constituting of research councils. The newly appointed council was established to encourage and support research in economics, economic history, political science, social anthropology, social psychology and sociology.
The Social Science Research Council appointed nine committees to assist it in awarding research grants. In 1967 various of the committees were authorised by the council to make awards, within agreed limits.
From time to time adjustments were made to the roles of and representation on the committees, and in 1982, the council approved a major reorganisation.
On 1 January 1984 the Social Science Research Council changed its name to the Economic and Social Research Council.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C116/
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