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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?
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Private Papers gifted to or deposited with The National Archives
Catalogue reference: Division within RW
What's it about?
Division within RW
The records comprise small collections of papers, usually created by eminent persons, noted bodies or relating to historical circumstances, that have been gifted or loaned on deposit to The National Archives by a private source. Gifts:Lady...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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Division within RW
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Title (The name of the record)
- Private Papers gifted to or deposited with The National Archives
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Date (When the record was created)
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1790-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records comprise small collections of papers, usually created by eminent persons, noted bodies or relating to historical circumstances, that have been gifted or loaned on deposit to The National Archives by a private source.
Gifts:
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Legal status of the papers depends upon whether the private papers have been gifted to or deposited with TNA. In the former case they are public records, whereas in the latter they are private records
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Records unless otherwise stated
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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4 series
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Public Record Act 1958, section 2.4(h) allows the Keeper of Public Records to accept gifts and loans of records. Gifts of records become public records whereas loaned records are privately owned.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1392/
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