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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
Public Record Office: Reports
Catalogue reference: PRO 4
What's it about?
PRO 4
Reports, 1840-1861, compiled by the Assistant Keepers in charge of the branch offices which had been brought together to form the Public Record Office by the Public Record Office Act 1838. These were submitted to the Deputy Keeper and formed the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Public Record Office: Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1840-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports, 1840-1861, compiled by the Assistant Keepers in charge of the branch offices which had been brought together to form the Public Record Office by the Public Record Office Act 1838. These were submitted to the Deputy Keeper and formed the basis of his annual published reports to Parliament.
The series also includes various reports and communications concerning work at the PRO, 1867-[1936], minute books of directors' meetings 1947-1956 and an unofficial journal kept by J R Ede specifying work done for the PRO and the Historic Manuscripts Commission as an Assistant Keeper 1947-1959.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an officer's report book, 1952-1997, see PRO 30/98/1
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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)
- 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)
- 12 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
- Archives and libraries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11922/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,788 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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Public Record Office: Reports
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