Focus on
Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
Series
Department of Education and Science: British Library Organising Committee: Agenda,...
Catalogue reference: ED 253
What's it about?
ED 253
Agendas, minutes and supporting papers of the British Library Organising Committee.The papers include feasibility study reports on the Bloomsbury and Boston Spa sites, including the full architect's brief and the application of ADP systems on the...
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ED 253
-
Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Education and Science: British Library Organising Committee: Agenda, Minutes and Papers
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1971-1973
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Agendas, minutes and supporting papers of the British Library Organising Committee.
The papers include feasibility study reports on the Bloomsbury and Boston Spa sites, including the full architect's brief and the application of ADP systems on the operations and services of the British Library. Agendas, minutes and supporting papers of the committee's various planning groups cover building planning, reference and bibliographical services, staffing and finance.
-
Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
-
Arrangement
By former reference within each planning group.
-
Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
-
Other records relating to the British Library Organising Committee were transferred to the British Library.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- BLOC file series
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Department of Education and Science, British Library Organising Committee, 1971-1973
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 37 files and volumes
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
-
Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
-
In 1999 Department for Culture, Media and Sport
-
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))
-
- Topics
- Archives and libraries
-
Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Transferred to the Department of National Heritage in 1992 and to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in 1997
-
Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1971 to 1973
-
Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected
-
Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
-
The British Library Organising Committee was set up in 1971 following the government's British Library White Paper. Its terms of reference were to prepare plans for the organising, staffing and accommodation of the British Library and to coordinate action by the Department of Education and Science and institutions involved, with the object of ensuring that the organisation comes into being at the earliest date possible as an effective going concern. After its third meeting in 1973 the committee was wound up and replaced by the British Libraries Board in April of that year.
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7052/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
246,690 records
Within the department: ED
Records created or inherited by the Department of Education and Science, and of related...
You are currently looking at the series: ED 253
Department of Education and Science: British Library Organising Committee: Agenda, Minutes and Papers
You may be interested in
-
-
Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history. -
Record revealed
Sir Henry Cole’s rat
Our collection includes many weird and wonderful records – one of the weirdest is undoubtedly a small box containing the remains of two long-dead rats.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.