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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...

Catalogue reference: MFQ

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MFQ

This is one of 35 artificial accumulations created by the Public Record Office during the twentieth century to cater for maps, plans and drawings extracted from records following transfer to the Office, primarily as a preservation measure,...

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Reference

MFQ

Title
Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held at the Public Record Office, Kew
Date

1565-1962

Description

This is one of 35 artificial accumulations created by the Public Record Office during the twentieth century to cater for maps, plans and drawings extracted from records following transfer to the Office, primarily as a preservation measure, usually if the item when opened exceeded the overall size of the document of which it formed part.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Maps, plans and drawings extracted by the Public Record Office (PRO) were originally allocated a two-part location code, consisting of a prefix and serial number. In this case MFQ denoted material extracted to flat storage from records which have been held or produced for inspection at the PRO, Kew since 1977. The location codes came to be treated as document references. In 1998 the decision was taken to change them to standard three-part PRO references, the prefix becoming a department reference, containing a single series in which each serially-numbered extract is a piece.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Public Record Office, 1838-2003
Physical description

1 series

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Subjects
Topics
Archives and libraries
Maps and plans
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C283/

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