Series
Department of the Environment: Directorate General of Research; Registered Files...
Catalogue reference: AT 82
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AT 82
Files in this series relate to the conduct and organisations of the research stations and to the management of the programme of research within the Department. It includes papers on the GENESYS Centre, a project to set up a library of computer...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AT 82
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Title (The name of the record)
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Department of the Environment: Directorate General of Research; Registered Files (DGR and DGRP Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files in this series relate to the conduct and organisations of the research stations and to the management of the programme of research within the Department.
It includes papers on the GENESYS Centre, a project to set up a library of computer programmes for use in construction engineering. GENESYS stood for General Engineering Systems.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The files will be presented in former reference order thereby reflecting their original administrative order.
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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)
- DGR and DGRP 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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 212 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 2002 Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- The files have remained within the custody of the Department of the Environment, and its successor bodies the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1971 to 1980.
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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)
- The files have been selected on the basis that they reflect the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries (2.2.2.1 of PRO's acquisition policy).
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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 Directorate General of Research (DGR) was created by Departmental Notice 14/71. The existing research establishments the Road Research Laboratory (Ministry of Transport) and the Building Research Station (Ministry of Public Buildings and Works) were placed under the DGR as were four research establishments transferred in from the Ministry of Technology (The Water Pollution Research Station, the Hydraulics Research Station, the Forest Products Research Laboratory and the Fire Research Station). A Directorate of Research Requirements was created at the same time to superintend research work carried out within the Department. The Directorate was listed in the Departmental directory from 1971 to 1976 when research work appears to have been split amongst the divisions on a functional basis.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15858/
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Department of the Environment: Directorate General of Research; Registered Files (DGR and DGRP Series)