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British Council: Fine Arts Advisory Committee, later Visual Arts Advisory Committee:...
Catalogue reference: BW 78
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BW 78
Minutes and papers of the British Council's general Fine Arts Advisory Committee and its various sub-committees, relating to their responsibilities for British art exhibitions abroad and in the UK.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BW 78
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Council: Fine Arts Advisory Committee, later Visual Arts Advisory Committee: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1935-2005
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and papers of the British Council's general Fine Arts Advisory Committee and its various sub-committees, relating to their responsibilities for British art exhibitions abroad and in the UK.
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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)
- 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)
- British Council, Fine Arts Advisory Committee, 1935-1965
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 19 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1979 British Council
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- 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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The British Council's general Fine Arts Advisory Committee and various sub-committees were established ad hoc to deal with British art exhibitions abroad and in the UK. Prior to the establishment of the British Council, these functions had been dealt with by the Department of Overseas Trade.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3482/
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