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Series
Crown Agents for the Colonies and predecessor: Engineering Files
Catalogue reference: CAOG 10
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CAOG 10
Records of the engineering divisions of the Crown Agents dealing with various aspects of all sorts of public works, including road, rail and wireless communication, port and dock facilities, waterworks and irrigation, major agriculture...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAOG 10
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Title (The name of the record)
- Crown Agents for the Colonies and predecessor: Engineering Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1885-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the engineering divisions of the Crown Agents dealing with various aspects of all sorts of public works, including road, rail and wireless communication, port and dock facilities, waterworks and irrigation, major agriculture developments including the East African Groundnut scheme, and the preservation of antiquities. Most are concerned with specific projects and countries, not all within or formerly within the Commonwealth, but a few are concerned with general principles.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 173 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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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Engineering divisions of the Crown Agents have operated from the 1860s, professional engineers first being employed in 1901. The Divisions were responsible for the design, placing of contracts and inspection of all kinds of engineering work including civil, electrical, mechanical, railway and marine.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3989/
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