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Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Chemical Research and Development Department...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 37
What's it about?
AVIA 37
Reports and memoranda on the technical properties of explosives, propellants and other materials prepared by the ERDE, formerly the Chemical Research and Development Department.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 37
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Chemical Research and Development Department and Successors: Reports and Memoranda (CRDD and ERDE Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports and memoranda on the technical properties of explosives, propellants and other materials prepared by the ERDE, formerly the Chemical Research and Development Department.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the records of the Director of Experiments and Research in SUPP 28
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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)
- CRDD and ERDE Series
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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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- Ministry of Aviation Supply, Explosives Research and Development Establishment, 1970-1971
- Ministry of Aviation, Explosives Research and Development Establishment, 1959-1966
- Ministry of Defence, Explosives Research and Development Establishment, 1971-1977
- Ministry of Supply, Chemical Research and Development Department, 1945-1948
- Ministry of Supply, Explosives Research and Development Establishment, 1948-1958
- Ministry of Technology, Explosives Research and Development Establishment, 1967-1969
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1441 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2617/
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Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Chemical Research and Development Department and Successors: Reports and Memoranda (CRDD and ERDE Series)
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