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Series
Department of Education and Science: Arts and Libraries Branch: British Library Organising...
Catalogue reference: ED 274
What's it about?
ED 274
Department of Education and Science files of the British Library Organising Committee dealing with the establishment of the committee and the appointment of the first chief executiveThese files appear to have been re-registered from the Y file...
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 274
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Education and Science: Arts and Libraries Branch: British Library Organising Committee, Registered Files (OALC Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1971-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Department of Education and Science files of the British Library Organising Committee dealing with the establishment of the committee and the appointment of the first chief executive
These files appear to have been re-registered from the Y file series, now ED 23
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Other records relating to the British Library Organising Committee were transferred to the British Library.
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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)
- OALC 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)
- Department of Education and Science, British Library Organising Committee, 1971-1973
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 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 2001 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 successively to the Department for Education in 1992, the Department of National Heritage in 1994 and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in 1997.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- Series ran 1971-1973
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- A few further accruals are expected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15425/
Catalogue hierarchy
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Department of Education and Science: Arts and Libraries Branch: British Library Organising Committee, Registered Files (OALC Series)
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