Series
Air Ministry: Air Historical Branch: Papers (Series I)
Catalogue reference: AIR 1
What's it about?
AIR 1
Papers, mostly dated 1914 to 1918, received by the Air Historical Branch from Air Ministry Departments, from formations of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force and various other sources for use in the official history of the Air Ministry,...
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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AIR 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry: Air Historical Branch: Papers (Series I)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1794-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers, mostly dated 1914 to 1918, received by the Air Historical Branch from Air Ministry Departments, from formations of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force and various other sources for use in the official history of the Air Ministry, squadron histories and operation narratives. Also includes registered files which originated in the Admiralty, Air Ministry, Ministry of Munitions and War Office.
Included in this series are a large number of important papers collected for use in the official history of the department and which otherwise would have been in AIR 2, but which were kept separate by the Historical Branch of the Air Ministry and were placed in this series.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Material of further interest may be found in AIR 76
See also the Records of the Historical Section in
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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The series is continued in
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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)
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2703 boxes and files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 1980 Air Ministry
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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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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In 1919 functions of the Air Historical Branch were transferred to the Air Ministry and organised into three sections - Records, Operations and Technical. In addition to the main history a short history of the air war and squadron histories were produced for official use.
With the completion of six volumes of 'War in the Air', in 1935, the Operation and Technical Sections became redundant and the Record Section was absorbed as part of the Air Ministry Library.
The Air Historical Branch was re-established in 1941 under the authority of the Air Council and its duties extended to include the compilation of operation narratives.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2056/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry: Air Historical Branch: Papers (Series I)