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Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries and Successors: General Files

Catalogue reference: EB 3

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EB 3

General correspondence files of the Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries. The files deal with the Commission's activities concerning both national and provincial museums and the services they provide. A number of files deal with the...

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EB 3

Title
Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries and Successors: General Files
Date

1930-2003

Description

General correspondence files of the Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries.

The files deal with the Commission's activities concerning both national and provincial museums and the services they provide. A number of files deal with the precautions taken to safeguard collections during the Second World War, others with surveys of provincial museums and galleries.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Museums and Galleries Commission, 1981-2000
  • Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, 2000-2012
  • Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries, 1931-1981
Physical description

96 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

1983-2012 Museums and Galleries Commission

Subjects
Topics
Conflict
Museums and galleries
Operations, battles and campaigns
Accruals

No further accruals expected

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6784/

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