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Installation of an IBM computer at UCH: memoranda and correspondence
Catalogue reference: FD 23/1724
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This record is about the Installation of an IBM computer at UCH: memoranda and correspondence dating from 1966 in the series Medical Research Council: Registered Files, Scientific Matters (S Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FD 23/1724
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966
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Installation of an IBM computer at UCH: memoranda and correspondence
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- S458/52
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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FD 23
Medical Research Council: Registered Files, Scientific Matters (S Series)
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