Catalogue description Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas and predecessors: Annual Reports, Minutes and Papers

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Title: Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas and predecessors: Annual Reports, Minutes and Papers
Description:

This series contains annual reports of the Rural Industries Bureau and annual reports and top level meetings of the Council For Small Industries in Rural Areas.
Date: 1923-1989
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas, 1968-1988

Rural Industries Bureau, 1921-1968
Physical description: 110 files and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Accruals: No future accruals expected
Administrative / biographical background:

The Rural Industries Bureau was established in 1923 to undertake research into, provide information about and give advice and training to rural industries. It was funded by the Development Commission and trustees were appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and other associated government departments. Most of the bureau's work was in English counties, and it operated primarily through a network of Rural Community Councils.

In 1969 the Rural Industries Bureau merged with the Rural Industries Loan Fund to create the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas (COSIRA).

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