Series
Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Admiralty Materials Laboratory: Reports
Catalogue reference: ADM 252
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ADM 252
Reports of the Admiralty Materials Laboratory, which was responsible for research into metallurgy, rubber, plastics and chemicals for naval use.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 252
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Admiralty Materials Laboratory: Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports of the Admiralty Materials Laboratory, which was responsible for research into metallurgy, rubber, plastics and chemicals for naval use.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Admiralty Materials Laboratory, 1947-1977
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 744 files, microform and volumes
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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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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1986 Ministry of Defence
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1947-1977
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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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 Admiralty Materials Laboratory opened in 1947 in part of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory at Holton Heath, Dorset. It was formed round a nucleus of staff from the factory control laboratory. Its work programme has consisted of research and some development on materials and chemical techniques for naval service in the fields of metallurgy, rubber and plastics, chemical technology, and general chemicals. For some years it had a marine biological section also. Headquarters direction was provided by the Director of Materials Research until that directorate was abolished. In 1977 the Establishment became part of the Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment (AMTE), and still later part of the unified Admiralty Research Establishment.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1960/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Admiralty Materials Laboratory: Reports