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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?
Series
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...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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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)
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18 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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)
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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)
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Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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All surviving pieces transferred
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15054/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: ED
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