Record revealed
Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
Discover how plants travelled across the British Empire in the 19th century and the effect this has on our natural environment, and eating habits, today.
Series
Colonial Office and predecessors: Establishment Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: CO 878
What's it about?
CO 878
This series consists of a series of office minutes, 1836 to 1929; a set of Colonial Office bulletins, 1920 to 1932; and a series of establishment notices, 1935 to 1965; together with a few miscellaneous items. The volumes contain details of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 878
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office and predecessors: Establishment Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
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1794-1965
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a series of office minutes, 1836 to 1929; a set of Colonial Office bulletins, 1920 to 1932; and a series of establishment notices, 1935 to 1965; together with a few miscellaneous items. The volumes contain details of instructions to staff, regulations, appointments and other allied matters affecting the internal administration of the Office.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Later files on establishment matters are in OD 18
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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34 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5067/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CO
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