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Public Record Office: Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: PRO 8
What's it about?
PRO 8
This series contains miscellaneous correspondence and papers relating to the building, maintenance, staffing and regulation of the Public Record Office and the Rolls Chapel repository, including plans and drawings of the office and a register of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Public Record Office: Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1772-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains miscellaneous correspondence and papers relating to the building, maintenance, staffing and regulation of the Public Record Office and the Rolls Chapel repository, including plans and drawings of the office and a register of correspondence of James (later Sir James) Pennethorne relating to the construction of the Office and the Museum of Practical Geology.
The series also includes departmental rules and regulations, parliamentary papers, press cuttings, articles, photographs and prints relating to the office. A few papers relate to Scottish and Irish repositories.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For more information concerning former references see:
For records of the British Transport Historical Records Office at the Porchester Road out-station, see AN 104 PRO 56/27 OBS 1/1343
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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There were formerly 311 pieces in this series, but in 1961/62 it was reviewed and the majority of the documents were either transferred to other series or were destroyed as unworthy of permanent preservation.
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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)
- 76 bundles, files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11926/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,787 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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Public Record Office: Miscellanea
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