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Cecil Anthony Francis Meekings: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/90
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PRO 30/90
Papers of C A F Meekings relating to his activities as archives officer to the British Control Commission for Germany. They include his correspondence with German and United States archivists regarding the reconstruction of German archives after...
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PRO 30/90
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Title (The name of the record)
- Cecil Anthony Francis Meekings: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1943-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of C A F Meekings relating to his activities as archives officer to the British Control Commission for Germany. They include his correspondence with German and United States archivists regarding the reconstruction of German archives after World War II. There are also notes of visits by experts from The Monuments and Fine Arts Section to emergency repositories.
The series deals additionally with the establishment of document centres and the transfer of records from emergency repositories.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Not 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)
- Meekings, Cecil Anthony Francis, 1914-1977
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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20 file(s)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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C A F Meekings joined the Public Record Office in 1947 and achieved eminence in the field of legal history. During World War II he served in East Africa and before demobilisation Meekings was seconded from regimental duties to become archives officer to the British Control Commission for Germany.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12036/
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