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Public Record Office: Establishment, Registered Files (E Series)

Catalogue reference: PRO 68

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PRO 68

This series contains files of the Establishment and Accounts Division primarily on the commissioning of the new PRO building at Kew, which opened in 1977, but also covering a review of the organisation and management of the PRO, staff relations...

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PRO 68

Title
Public Record Office: Establishment, Registered Files (E Series)
Date

1969-1980

Description

This series contains files of the Establishment and Accounts Division primarily on the commissioning of the new PRO building at Kew, which opened in 1977, but also covering a review of the organisation and management of the PRO, staff relations and papers of the Research and Planning Unit.

Arrangement

Former reference order.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Public Record Office, Establishment and Accounts Division, 1958-1992
Physical description

35 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition

Public Record Office

Subjects
Topics
Archives and libraries
Custodial history

Created and held within Establishment and Accounts Division, Public record Office.

Accumulation dates

1971-1975

Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

Only key policy files have been preserved.

Administrative / biographical background

Establishment and Accounts Division was responsible for personnel functions ( including recruitment, discipline and staff relations), financial functions (including accounts and estimates), file registry for the whole PRO and procurement of equipment and stores.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12110/

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: Establishment, Registered Files (E Series)

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