Series
Ministry of Supply: Scientific Advisory Council: Monographs
Catalogue reference: SUPP 22
What's it about?
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...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SUPP 22
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Supply: Scientific Advisory Council: Monographs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1952
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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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).
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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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
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 99 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1993 Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Christchurch
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13730/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: SUPP
Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Supply and successors, the Ordnance...
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Ministry of Supply: Scientific Advisory Council: Monographs