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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
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Department of Education and Science: Arts and Libraries Branch: Public Libraries...
Catalogue reference: ED 268
What's it about?
ED 268
Minutes and papers of the Department of Education and Science, Arts and Libraries Branch relating to a number of groups charged with carrying out research projects into matters relating to the public library service.The series covers two such...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ED 268
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Education and Science: Arts and Libraries Branch: Public Libraries Research Projects, Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1972-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and papers of the Department of Education and Science, Arts and Libraries Branch relating to a number of groups charged with carrying out research projects into matters relating to the public library service.
The series covers two such groups: an investigation into the use made of periodicals in public libraries; and the established standards for all professional library staff.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Generally chronological within project group
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PLRP/SC file series
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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)
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- Department of Education and Science, Periodicals in Public Libraries Research Project, 1972-1973
- Department of Education and Science, Public Library Staffing Research Project, 1972-1974
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 18 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1999 Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Transferred to the Department of National Heritage in 1992; and then to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in 1997.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- All surviving pieces transferred
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15054/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: ED
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Department of Education and Science: Arts and Libraries Branch: Public Libraries Research Projects, Minutes and Papers
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