Royal Commission on Public Records
Organization
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Correspondence on Observatory manuscripts, 1875 - 1914
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 8/49
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning manuscripts at the Royal Observatory, including letters regarding the preliminary enquiries (1912) and the official visit (1913) of the Royal Commission on Public Records; a 1914 copy of 'Reprint of Schedules governing the disposal of public records relative to the Admiralty by destruction or otherwise, 1877-1913'; correspondence on G.B. Airy's alterations and reorganisations in the Record Room; and a rough list of material held in the Record Room, July 1884.
Dates:
1875 - 1914
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).