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Admiralty: Office of the Admiral Commanding Reserves and predecessors: Coastguard...
Catalogue reference: ADM 120
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ADM 120
These are selected papers of the Admiral Superintendent of Reserves and of his successors, the Admiralty Commanding Coastguard and Reserves, and the Admiral Commanding Reserves.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 120
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Office of the Admiral Commanding Reserves and predecessors: Coastguard and Reserves Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861-1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are selected papers of the Admiral Superintendent of Reserves and of his successors, the Admiralty Commanding Coastguard and Reserves, and the Admiral Commanding Reserves.
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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)
- 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)
- 222 boxes and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1829/
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