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Series
Department of Education and Science: Universities Branch and successors, Finance...
Catalogue reference: ED 188
What's it about?
ED 188
Registered files of the two teams of the Universities Branch of the Department of Education and Science concerned with university finance and policy matters.These files contain material on the two direct grant institutions, the Cranfield College...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ED 188
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Education and Science: Universities Branch and successors, Finance and Policy Teams: Registered Files (H Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1952-1988
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registered files of the two teams of the Universities Branch of the Department of Education and Science concerned with university finance and policy matters.
These files contain material on the two direct grant institutions, the Cranfield College of Technology and the Royal College of Art, in addition to papers relating to the formation of the Computer Board for Universities and Research Councils.
Other subjects covered include the new universities, colleges of advanced technology, the Open University, overseas students' fees, medical students, research at universities, the National Union of Students and the financial position of students' unions.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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(University Branch, the Teachers Branches, etc)
(Computer Board for Universities, etc)
For other related records, see:
Registered files of the University Grants Committee are in UGC 7
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- H file series
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Education and Science, Higher and Further Education Branch 4, 1973-1978
- Department of Education and Science, Universities (Finance and General) Branch, 1964-1969
- Department of Education and Science, Universities Branch, 1969-1973
- Ministry of Education, 1944-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 365 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1990 Department of Education and Science
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6987/
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Department of Education and Science: Universities Branch and successors, Finance and Policy Teams: Registered Files (H Series)
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