AGRICULTURAL OFFICER (LAND AGENT) AND SMALLHOLDINGS/COUNTY FARMS ESTATE ARCHIVES

This archive represents an a amalgam of material formerly catalogued as AG, AO and SH. The following are important cross references:

AG Minutes and Agenda papers of the Agricultural Committee (1920-1947)

SH Minutes and Agenda papers of the Smallholdings and Allotments Committee (1892-1974)

SH 1-532 Documents of title for real estate owned by B.C.C. for the County Farms (formerly 'Smallholdings') Estate

SUMMARY OF CLASSES

(Detailed catalogues of the material under each heading are to be found on the following pages)

A0/A Agricultural/legislative matters; structure according to dating

1.Diseases of Animals legislation

1/1 Notifications: returns under the Contagious Diseases

(Animals) Act of 1878 ( 1880-1894 )

1/2 Annual reports of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries of Proceedings under the Diseases of Animals Acts etc.

( 1885-1920 )

1/3 Reports of the Board of Agriculture Veterinary

Department ( 1890-1891 )

1/4 Returns of outbreaks of swine fever (1899-1923)

1/5 Movement of swine regulations (1922)

1/6 Sheep dipping regulations (1928-1955)

2. Rat destruction ( see also AG/Sub 9 )

2/1 Correspondence files (1919-1927)

2/2 Administrative papers (1919-1921)

3. Rural Industries ( see also AG/Sub 10 )

3/2 Parish returns (1921-1924)

4. Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest ( Restrictions Acts)

4/1 Applications for possession (1921-1927)

4/2 Correspondence files (1921-1934)

5. Potato Marketing Scheme 1933

5/1 Public Inquiry papers (1938)

5/2 Proposed amendments (1938-1939)

6. Land Drainage Schemes

6/1 Land Drainage Schemes for the Alleviation of Unemployment

AO/C General correspondence series

1 .Series 1 (ex SHC), 1907-1946

2. Series 2 (ex SH misc.), 1908-1925

3. Series 3 (ex AGC), 1920-1943

4. Series 4 (ex AGL), 1920-1922, 1928-1931, 1939-1941

5. Series 5 (ex AOC part), 1920-1926

6. Series 6 (ex AOC 114-126), 1919-1928

7. Series 7 (ex AOL), Letterbooks mainly re Land Drainage 1921-1926

8. Series 8 (ex SHL), 1938-1958

9. Series 9 (ex AO/UF), 1954-1976

AO/E Estate Archives (see SH for documents of title relating to B.C.C. Smallholdings Estate; and see AO/S for Scheme Administration of the Estate) [?SHR2]

1. Applications for smallholdings

1/1 Lists of Applications (c.1908-1914)

1/2 Letters of Application (1892-1920)

1/3 Application files (1908-1927 and 1972-1975)

2. Land Settlement

2/1 Land Settlement Loans (1919-1926)

2/2 Purchases of land (1908-1921)

2/3 Holdings let by Bedfordshire County Council (c.1926-1933)

2/4 Land Agent's Reports (1908-1911)

3. Tenancies of holdings

3/1 Rent files (1922-1927)

3/2 1926 Valuation (1923-1928)

3/3 Land Tax Redemption (1925-1926)

3/4 Tithe Redemption (1920-1926)

3/5 Tenancy Sheets (1955-1973)

3/6 Personal Accounts (1965-1979)

3/7 Cropping Returns and Correspondence

(1921-1925 and 1969)

3/8 Loans to Tenants (1920-1924)

4.Land and Building maintenance

4/1 Building project papers (1920-1921, 1951-1953)

4/2 stimates for estate work (including building)

(1921-1927)

4/3 Road Surveys (1958)

4/4 Land Maintenance files (1961-1984)

4/5 Building project files (1960-1976)

5. Sporting rights

See also SH deed packets in Deeds Registry

5.Correspondence files (1924-1928)

6. Gravel Pit Allotments

See also SH deed packets in Deeds Registry

6. Correspondence files (1946-1967)

7. Sale of Estates

See also SH deed packets in Deeds Registry

7/1 Sale Files: East (1965-1973)

7/2 Sale Files: North (1964-1971)

7/3 Sale Files: South (1965-1971)

7/4 Sale Files: West (1964-1973)

AO/EP Estate Plans

AO/EPE/Estate Plans: East

AO/EPN/ Estate Plans: North

AO/EPS/Estate Plans: South

AO/EPW/Estate Plans: West

AO/F Financial administration and management (see also AO/E)

SHF, SHR1, ?SHR2

AO/M Ministerial communications and liaison

AO/M1 Ministry Circulars

AO/M2 Ministry Returns

AO/M3 Ministry Annual Reports

AO/P Personnel...AOC....

AO/S Scheme administration files series - arranged alphabetically by parish and name of scheme (exx AOC 1-73 inter alia)

SEE SEPARATE CATALOGUE - with index

AO/W War Agricultural Executive Committee; and related war itmes

1. General Correspondence

2. Land Drainage- River Ivel

3. Long Term Agricultural Policy

4. SHV 3 + 8 + 11 + 12

(Note: need to aggregate the R-Kive box of conveyancing items with the Deeds Registry (after weeding)

• <corpname>Bedfordshire County Council, Agricultural Officer</corpname>
• <corpname>Bedfordshire County Council, Land Agent</corpname>