Sub-sub-fonds
Archive
Catalogue reference: TG 16
What’s it about?
This record is about the Archive dating from 1967-.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Tate Gallery Archive.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Tate Gallery Archive.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- TG 16
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Title (The name of the record)
- Archive
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1967-
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Description (What the record is about)
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Policy and strategy documentation; acquisition case files and loans documentation; copyright documentation; conservation strategies and treatments. Other sub-series will be added as the range of activities increases
Of particular interest to artists, archivists with an interest in the development of archive collections and students and researchers interested in the History of Tate. The archives acquisitions sub-series is expected to be particularly popular
Records held at the Tate Gallery are catalogued more fully in its online catalogue (reference TG 16). Online descriptions of some individual records can also be viewed on Discovery, The National Archives' online catalogue, see TG 16.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Tate Gallery Archive
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- LA, 31, 36
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Tate Gallery Archive, 1970-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- No records held at The National Archives in this departmental code
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Once first review is completed the records are transferred directly to the Gallery Records store at Millbank in London
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Due to the expansion of the Archive and its activities, an increasing number of accruals are expected over time. The Archives acquisitions sub-series is expected to be particularly large as this documents all purchases/donations to the Tate Archive
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- File by file review. Historical development of the archive together with other information which must be retained for continued business use i.e. archive acquisition records
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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 Archive of British Art was established in 1970 although the gallery had begun to keeping records of artists, art dealers and art societies since 1957
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14544922/
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- View this record page in our current catalogue
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Tate Gallery Archive
Within the fonds: TG
Records of the Tate Gallery
You are currently looking at the sub-sub-fonds: TG 16
Archive