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Office of Works and successors: Art and Science Buildings: Registered Files
Description and record details
| Reference | WORK 17 |
|---|---|
| Title | Office of Works and successors: Art and Science Buildings: Registered Files |
| Date | 1794-1990 |
| Description | This series contains correspondence and papers relating to purchases of land, accommodation, building or maintenance of the Department of Practical Art, the School of Design, the various national galleries and museums, the Imperial College of Science, the Imperial Institute, the National Physical Laboratory and other research establishments. There are also files relating to the opening up of the Cabinet War Rooms to the public. The majority of files were registered in the AF series, though some earlier papers are in unregistered folders. Some files date from after the creation of the Department of the Environment and the Property Services Agency. |
| Related material |
For related plans and drawings, see WORK 33 See also the Board of Education and successors, |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | AF file series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Department of the Environment, 1970-1997 Ministry of Public Building and Works, Controller Generals Division, 1967-1970 Ministry of Public Building and Works, Directorate General of Works, 1962-1967 Ministry of Works and Buildings, Directorate of Works, 1940-1942 Ministry of Works and Planning, Directorate of Works, 1942-1943 Ministry of Works, Directorate General of Works, 1946-1962 Ministry of Works, Directorate of Works, 1943-1945 Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, Works Department, 1832-1851 Office of Works, 1378-1832 Office of Works, 1851-1940 Office of Works, Architects and Surveyors Division, 1902-1914 Office of Works, Architects Division, 1914-1920 Office of Works, Directorate of Works, 1920-1940 Office of Works, Surveyors Division, 1901 Property Services Agency, Directorate of Civil Accommodation, 1976-1990 |
| Physical description | 816 boxes and files |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
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