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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
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Series
Department of Education and Science: Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch:...
Catalogue reference: ED 244
What's it about?
ED 244
Registered files raised by the Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch of the Department of Education and Science concerning policy matters of the public library service, monitoring of public library services and the funding...
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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ED 244
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Education and Science: Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch: Public Library Services, Registered Files (AL Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1966-1996
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registered files raised by the Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch of the Department of Education and Science concerning policy matters of the public library service, monitoring of public library services and the funding considerations of the service.
The contents of the files also show a much wider remit. Subjects covered include the formation of the British Library, the introduction of the Public Lending Right and an investigation into the British Institute of Recorded Sound.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Some files in the AL series relating to the Dainton Report and its implementation have been transferred to the British Library:
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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)
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AL file series
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Education and Science, Arts and Libraries Branch, 1970-1979
- Department of Education and Science, Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch, 1966-1970
- Office of Arts and Libraries, 1979-1990
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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112 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1997 Department of National Heritage
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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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1966 to 1974
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7043/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
246,690 records
Within the department: ED
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