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Sub-sub-fonds
Post Office: Scottish Minutes: Volumes
Catalogue reference: POST 37
What’s it about?
This record is about the Post Office: Scottish Minutes: Volumes dating from 1842-1937.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at The Postal Museum.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at The Postal Museum.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- POST 37
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office: Scottish Minutes: Volumes
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1842-1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of volumes containing a precis of, or reference to, every minute submitted to the Postmaster General from the Secretary to the Post Office in Scotland, relating to all aspects of Post Office administration. Separate bound indices to the minutes begin in 1846.
The dates and minute numbers on the binding of a number of the volumes are incorrect. (Please refer to the list for accurate dates).
Please see The Postal Museum's online catalogue for descriptions of individual records within this series.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Catalogue entries below series level were removed from Discovery, The National Archives' online catalogue, in November 2016 because fuller descriptions were available in The Postal Museum's online catalogue.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The material is arranged in chronological order within series.
All pieces consist of one volume unless otherwise stated.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Other Postmaster General's minute volumes can be found in: POST 35 POST 36 POST 38
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The Postal 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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 187 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11764/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Catalogue hierarchy
270 records
This record is held at The Postal Museum
111 records
Within the fonds: POST
Records created or inherited by the Royal Mail Group plc and predecessors
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Post Office: Scottish Minutes: Volumes
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