Series
Admiralty: Directorate of Physical Research, later Naval Physical Research: Reports
Catalogue reference: ADM 285
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ADM 285
This series contains reports and technical papers from the Directorate of Physical Research, including minutes and papers of its Research and Development Panel on Noise Reduction and reports of the Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 285
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Directorate of Physical Research, later Naval Physical Research: Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains reports and technical papers from the Directorate of Physical Research, including minutes and papers of its Research and Development Panel on Noise Reduction and reports of the Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory, Alverstoke, Hampshire.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the Co-ordination of Valve Development Department of the DPR are in ADM 272
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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)
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- Board of Admiralty, Royal Naval Scientific Service, Directorate of Physical Research, 1946-1964
- Ministry of Defence, Department of Chief Scientist (RN), Directorate of Naval Physical Res, 1971-1972
- Ministry of Defence, Department of Chief Scientist (RN), Directorate of Physical Research, 1964-1971
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 179 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1995 Ministry of Defence
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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 Directorate of Physical Research (DPR) was one of the four headquarters directorates set up under the newly created Chief of the Royal Naval Scientific Service in 1946. The directorate supplied professional direction of physics and mathematics research in naval research establishments as well as managing such research that was carried out under commercial contract.
In order to avoid confusion with public relations, the directorate later changed its title to the Directorate of Naval Physical Research (DNPR).
The Co-ordination of Value Development (CVD) was established as a department by the Director of Scientific Research in 1938; after the creation of the Royal Naval Scientific Service in 1946, the department came under the Director of Physical Research.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1993/
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Admiralty: Directorate of Physical Research, later Naval Physical Research: Reports