Series
Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1916-1940
Catalogue reference: PREM 1
What's it about?
PREM 1
These miscellaneous papers record the conduct of government business in the Prime Minister's Office from 1916 to 1940.
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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PREM 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1916-1940
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Date (When the record was created)
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1914-1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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These miscellaneous papers record the conduct of government business in the Prime Minister's Office from 1916 to 1940.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Papers of the various administrations before September 1939 were amalgamated at the outbreak of war and sent to a place of safety. Because of this amalgamation and dispersal, the original indices no longer exist. The papers have been listed under subject headings, many of which are identical with those then in use, and a new index provided. The previous title, where different, has been given in brackets. The series is also in chronological order.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Before more stringent rules were introduced in 1934, ministers when leaving office took with them such official documents as they wished. Consequently there are fewer papers for the earlier years. Prime Ministers when leaving office still take with them their personal and party political papers.
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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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468 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1960-2006 Prime Minister's Office
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals expected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11894/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: PREM
Records of the Prime Minister's Office
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Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1916-1940