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Series
British Council: Scottish Advisory Panel: Minutes of Meetings
Catalogue reference: BW 121
What's it about?
BW 121
Minutes of meetings and papers of the Scottish Advisory Panel, concerning their responsibilities for advising the British Council on the portrayal of Scottish life and institutions to overseas countries and to visitors to Great Britain.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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BW 121
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Council: Scottish Advisory Panel: Minutes of Meetings
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Date (When the record was created)
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1947-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes of meetings and papers of the Scottish Advisory Panel, concerning their responsibilities for advising the British Council on the portrayal of Scottish life and institutions to overseas countries and to visitors to Great Britain.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The Scottish Advisory Panel formed in August 1947. Its terms of reference were:
- (i) To advise the British Council on the preparation of material relating to Scotland in connection with literature, publications, films and various other subjects.
- (ii) To advise the British Council of events or activities in Scotland, which may be suitable for portrayal overseas or of interest to overseas persons visiting the United Kingdom.
The secretary of the panel was the representative for Scotland on the British Council's Executive Committee, and the panel met in Scotland twice a year. The panel was later succeeded by the Scottish Advisory Committee.
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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)
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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, Scottish Advisory Panel, 1947-1961
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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7 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 1989 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
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3524/
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Over 27 million records
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Within the department: BW
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British Council: Scottish Advisory Panel: Minutes of Meetings
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