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The corsair state of Rabat-Salé
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Series
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Registered Files: General Series
Catalogue reference: DSIR 17
What's it about?
DSIR 17
Policy and procedure files relating to the setting up of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and its various boards and committees; the British Commonwealth Scientific Conference, 1936; finance; grants to universities,...
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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DSIR 17
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Registered Files: General Series
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Date (When the record was created)
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1915-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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Policy and procedure files relating to the setting up of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and its various boards and committees; the British Commonwealth Scientific Conference, 1936; finance; grants to universities, institutes, research workers and students; minutes to the Lord President; relations with foreign countries and other government departments and institutions; various research proposals and projects; patents; post-war research and development; publicity; and trade marks. The series includes minutes of the Research Council, its sub-committees and inter-departmental committees. It also contains the papers of the (Trend) Committee of Enquiry into the Organization of Civil Science, 1962-66.
Includes papers of the National Whitley Council Patents Committee (DSIR 17/504-505)
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For papers of the Research Grants Committee re-registered in the Science and Engineering Research Council see
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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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1013 files and volumes
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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 unless otherwise stated
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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
- Labour
- Trade and commerce
- Research
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6349/
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