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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
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts: Publications: Background Files
Catalogue reference: HMC 10
What's it about?
HMC 10
This series contains files regarding information about various Historical Manuscripts Commission publications. The files contain information about the methodology used, sources consulted and included. They also include details of information that...
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HMC 10
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts: Publications: Background Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1956-1999
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files regarding information about various Historical Manuscripts Commission publications. The files contain information about the methodology used, sources consulted and included. They also include details of information that was not included in the published version.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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42 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 2000 Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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File series ran from 1956 to 1999
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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 files selected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15462/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,448 records
Within the department: HMC
Records of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
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Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts: Publications: Background Files
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