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Catalogue reference: AY 28

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AY 28

This series comprises reports, minutes and subject files on various aspects of the Warren Spring Laboratory's work. Among the subjects covered are fuel research, the British Coal Utilisation Research Association, atmospheric pollution, mineral...

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AY 28

Title
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and successors: Laboratory: Registered Files (WS and other Series)
Date

1957-1994

Description

This series comprises reports, minutes and subject files on various aspects of the Warren Spring Laboratory's work. Among the subjects covered are fuel research, the British Coal Utilisation Research Association, atmospheric pollution, mineral processing, and oil pollution on beaches including the Torrey Canyon disaster.

Some pieces are re-registered Department of Scientific and Industrial Research files.

Related material

For further files relating to Warren Spring Laboratory see FV 10

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

WS and other file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

320 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Subjects
Topics
Oil and gas
Research
Coal
Disasters and emergencies
Mining and quarrying
Custodial history

When the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) was wound up, many of its HQ files were distributed to the various research stations and laboratories to become part of those institutions' records, and this series contains both inherited DSIR files and records whose origin was in the station itself. When the laboratory closed most current files were transferred to the National Environmental Technology Centre (NECTEN).

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No future accruals expected.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2742/

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