Catalogue description Public Record Office: Conservation and Rebinding of Great and Little Domesday: Records

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Details of PRO 83
Reference: PRO 83
Title: Public Record Office: Conservation and Rebinding of Great and Little Domesday: Records
Description:

These records comprise three main components: diaries of work carried out on the Domesday Books (and by whom) and photographs of the rebinding and conservation; samples of materials employed to conserve these records; and, transparent images of the work carried out. At the time of accessioning it was unclear whether the latter transparencies were to be scanned for preservation or the actual transparencies to be preserved.
Date: 1984-1986
Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order (where possible to do so).
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Public Record Office, 1838-2003
Physical description: 8 notebooks, photographs and slides
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

in 2015 The National Archives
Custodial history: The records have been in the custody of the Collection Care Department of The National Archives since their creation.
Accumulation dates: 1984 to 1986
Selection and destruction information: Acquisition theme 3.1.5 cultural policy. The work carried out on the Domesday Books form part of their provenance and value. Consequently, these records need to be preserved.
Accruals: Series is not accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The origins of the Public Record Office Conservation Department dates back to 1838 when an office was planned to be established at 3 Whitehall Yard for the arranging and repairing of records. Since this date, a Conservation Department continued to exist within the Public Record Office. The Conservation Department changed its name to Collection Care Department in 2003.

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