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Ministry of Supply: Scientific Advisory Council: Monographs

Catalogue reference: SUPP 22

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SUPP 22

The majority of records in this series are published monographs for limited circulation which were issued by the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Supply in a series entitled Permanent Records of Research and Developments; some of the monographs in...

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Reference
SUPP 22
Title
Ministry of Supply: Scientific Advisory Council: Monographs
Date
1939-1952
Description

The majority of records in this series are published monographs for limited circulation which were issued by the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Supply in a series entitled Permanent Records of Research and Developments; some of the monographs in the same numbering sequence are original typescripts or carbon copies.

Pieces 33 and 34 contain two volumes of collected monographs on the science of explosives during the Second World War published for the Ministry of Supply by Her Majesty's Stationery Office for limited circulation within government.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The significance of the numbering system is not known but, in the main, it appears to relate to the officer responsible for the monograph: for example, Chief Engineer Fighting Vehicles Design (5); Director of Royal Engineer Equipment (8); and Director-General of Ordnance Factories (15).

Separated material

Research papers of various establishments, as well as minutes and reports of various sub-committees, registered in the AC and SAC series of the Scientific Advisory Council, can be found in

WO 195

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
99 files and volumes
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1993 Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Christchurch

Accruals
Series is accruing
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13730/

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Ministry of Supply: Scientific Advisory Council: Monographs