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General Register Office and successors: Departmental Records: Registered Files (DR...

Catalogue reference: RG 76

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RG 76

Files of the departmental records section concerning records management and archival issues.

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Reference
RG 76
Title
General Register Office and successors: Departmental Records: Registered Files (DR series)
Date
1952-1990
Description

Files of the departmental records section concerning records management and archival issues.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
DR series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • General Register Office, 1836-1970
  • Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, 1970-1996
Physical description
8 file(s)
Access conditions
Open
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2005 Office for National Statistics

Subjects
Topics
Census
Accruals
Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background

The departmental records section dealt with internal records management issues and the transfer of records to the Public Record Office.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15944/

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General Register Office and successors: Departmental Records: Registered Files (DR series)

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