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Public Record Office: Registered Files: Numerical Series

Catalogue reference: PRO 54

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PRO 54

This series of Public Record Office correspondence files was started in January 1956 and consists of subject files dealing with staff matters and with the work and functions of the office.Subjects include publications policy, records...

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PRO 54

Title
Public Record Office: Registered Files: Numerical Series
Date

1927-1973

Description

This series of Public Record Office correspondence files was started in January 1956 and consists of subject files dealing with staff matters and with the work and functions of the office.

Subjects include publications policy, records administration, care of records, photo-reproduction of records, the Particular Instance Papers Committee, copyright, buildings and branch repositories, appointment of places of deposit, organisation and methods, and the Public Records Act.

Arrangement
Arrangement

There were three consecutive cycles, each closed after five years. The second and third cycle references were prefaced 2/ and 3/ respectively. At first an attempt was made to arrange subjects in alphabetical order, but new subjects were added serially after subject code 193.

Related material

Both series were preceded by the general correspondence files which are in PRO 1

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Public Record Office, 1838-2003
Physical description

320 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 1988 Public Record Office

Subjects
Topics
Archives and libraries
Accruals

No further accruals expected

Unpublished finding aids
There is a key to former reference subject code prefixes. Please speak to staff at the enquiry desk for the precise location.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12093/

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Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Within the department: PRO

Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts

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Public Record Office: Registered Files: Numerical Series

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