Record revealed
Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
Discover how plants travelled across the British Empire in the 19th century and the effect this has on our natural environment, and eating habits, today.
Series
Records of the Commonwealth Institute
Catalogue reference: PRO 87
What's it about?
PRO 87
This series contains records created by the Commonwealth Institute following the passing of the Commonwealth Institute Act 1958. The remit of these records pertains to the promotion of culture, educational and commercial interests of the British...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 87
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Commonwealth Institute
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1913-2010
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records created by the Commonwealth Institute following the passing of the Commonwealth Institute Act 1958. The remit of these records pertains to the promotion of culture, educational and commercial interests of the British Empire through the Commonwealth of Nations. Corporate records include meetings, reports, stakeholder correspondence and historical records of the Institute. Educational records include planning, programmes and teaching resources. The records consist of booklets, paper files, brochures, bound volumes, publications, journals, exhibitions, events and visits materials, press releases, web page print-outs, photographs and negatives
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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)
- 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)
- Commonwealth Institute, 1958-2015
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 594 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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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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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16938756/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,787 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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Records of the Commonwealth Institute
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