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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: Specimen Document Covers
Catalogue reference: PRO 49
What's it about?
PRO 49
These covers were removed from Public Record Office documents between 1925 and 1934; the cover of FO 641/1 however was removed when it was repaired in 1959.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 49
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Title (The name of the record)
- Public Record Office: Specimen Document Covers
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1925-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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These covers were removed from Public Record Office documents between 1925 and 1934; the cover of FO 641/1 however was removed when it was repaired in 1959.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The list includes a reference to the document from which each cover was removed where this can be positively identified.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- MPM 12
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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)
- 59 file(s)
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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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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
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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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Some of the covers were displayed at an exhibition of bindings at the Public Record Office in 1938.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12088/
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: Specimen Document Covers
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