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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
The National Archives: Official Correspondence with Government Departments
Catalogue reference: RW 16
What's it about?
RW 16
These records comprise The National Archives correspondence with government departments on records and archival related issues. The majority of records were created by the Keeper / Chief Executive's office.
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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RW 16
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Title (The name of the record)
- The National Archives: Official Correspondence with Government Departments
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Date (When the record was created)
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2010-2011
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Description (What the record is about)
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These records comprise The National Archives correspondence with government departments on records and archival related issues. The majority of records were created by the Keeper / Chief Executive's office.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are comprised of paper format. Future accessions may be digital. Therefore, the arrangement will be determined by the format of records and not necessarily in chronological or subject order.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also PRO 1
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- The National Archives, 2003-2003
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Records not yet available
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The National Archives
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Records created in the course of The National Archives business.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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Significant correspondence of a historically valuable nature are to be preserved.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11669554/
Catalogue hierarchy
1,622 records
Within the department: RW
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The National Archives: Official Correspondence with Government Departments
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