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Series
British Council: Science Advisory Committee and Panels: Minutes and Papers
Catalogue reference: BW 81
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BW 81
Minutes and papers of the British Council's Science Advisory Committee and its medical, science, engineering, veterinary and agriculture panels, dealing with the promotion of the movement of scientists to and from Great Britain, scholarships for...
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BW 81
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Council: Science Advisory Committee and Panels: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1941-1995
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and papers of the British Council's Science Advisory Committee and its medical, science, engineering, veterinary and agriculture panels, dealing with the promotion of the movement of scientists to and from Great Britain, scholarships for research, the publication of specialist bulletins, the supply of books and periodicals to British Council libraries and contacts with government, learned societies and industry.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- British Council, Science Advisory Committee, 1941-1965
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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13 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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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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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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- Topics
- International
- Research
- Education
- Farming
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3485/
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British Council: Science Advisory Committee and Panels: Minutes and Papers
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