Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
These intricate 1716 drawings were submitted by Sybilla Masters in the final stage of securing a patent for machinery for 'cleaning and curing Indian corn'.
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Medical Research Committee and Medical Research Council: Files
Catalogue reference: FD 1
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FD 1
This series contains registered files created by the Medical Research Committee and its successor, the Medical Research Council.Topics covered by these files are very wide and include reports on various research projects (for example into the...
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FD 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Medical Research Committee and Medical Research Council: Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1868-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains registered files created by the Medical Research Committee and its successor, the Medical Research Council.
Topics covered by these files are very wide and include reports on various research projects (for example into the incidence and causes of specific diseases and on such diverse subjects as lighting in schools and the work place and nutrition in African countries) carried out on behalf of the Committee and Council, the organisation of the research centres and units administered or financed by the Council, including the National Institute for Medical Research, details of MRC input to a number of committees inquiring into medical matters; and matters relating to the administration of the Committee/Council itself.
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Arrangement
Numerical by file number.
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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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Not 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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9175 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1993 Medical Research Council
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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
- Research
- Food and drink
- Medicine
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7264/
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