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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
Series
Department of National Heritage and predecessors: Director of Projects (DCP) Registered...
Catalogue reference: PF 411
What's it about?
PF 411
This series contains records relating to major infrastructure projects undertaken by the department, including the development of the British Library site at Euston.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PF 411
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of National Heritage and predecessors: Director of Projects (DCP) Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1988-1992
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to major infrastructure projects undertaken by the department, including the development of the British Library site at Euston.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For more in-depth records relating to the DCMS British Library Project, see PF 402
More records concerning the development of the Euston site can be found in: CM 23 CM 42
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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)
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DCP
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997
- Department of the Environment, 1970-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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18 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2025 Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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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
- Archives and libraries
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Some of the records were inherited from the Department for the Environment, following the creation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (then Department of National Heritage) in 1992.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19768286/
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