Department of Industry

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1974-1983
History:	In 1974 the first Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was wound up and its industrial responsibilities, including industrial research and planning, iron and steel, aerospace and shipbuilding were passed to the Department of Industry. In 1983 its functions were absorbed by the reconstituted DTI.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C277544

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	1919-1965: Records created by the Fuel Research Board and Fuel Research Station
2	1976-1982: Records created by the National Maritime Institute
3	1952-1991: Ministry of Power and successors: Petroleum Division and successors: Registered Files (PET Series)	The National Archives, Kew	POWE 63
4	1969-1982: Ministry of Technology and successors: Air A Division, Air A1 Branch and successors: Registered Files (RM Series)	The National Archives, Kew	HF 21
5	1945-1993: Records created or inherited by the Department of Trade and Industry, 1970-1974, and successors	The National Archives, Kew	FV
6	1972-1983: Records of the Electronic Applications Division	The National Archives, Kew
7	1976-1983: Records of the Electrical Engineering, Process Plant and Industrial Technologies Division
8	1978-1987: Records of the Regional Policy and Development Grants Division
9	1977-1982: Records of the Research and Technology Requirements and Perspectives Division
10	1980-1990: Records of the Mechanical and Engineering Division	The National Archives, Kew
11	1980-1988: Records of the Iron and Steel Division	The National Archives, Kew
12	1968-1996: Board of Trade and successors: Official Receivers' Company Insolvency Cases: Selected Files (OR Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BT 371
13	1973-1984: Department of Trade and Industry and successors: Central Secretariat: Registered Files (SEC Series)	The National Archives, Kew	FV 89
14	1850-1998: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Power, and of related bodies	The National Archives, Kew	POWE
15	1946-1966: Ministry of Supply: Research Division, and Ministry of Aviation: Registered Files (PD Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AVIA 64
16	1951-1993: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and successors: Warren Spring Laboratory: Annual Reports, Business and Corporate Plans	The National Archives, Kew	AY 24
17	1939-1981: Board of Trade and successors: Accountants Division and Accountancy Services Division: Registered Files (AD Annual Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BT 222
18	1929-1990: Home Office: Consumer Safety Unit: Files	The National Archives, Kew	BT 223
19	1959-1976: Ministry of Technology and successors: Concorde Project: Minutes of Meetings and Technical Reports	The National Archives, Kew	BT 242
20	1938-1994: Ministry of Civil Aviation and successors: Air Services and International Relations Group: Minutes and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	BT 245
21	1935-1971: Ministry of Civil Aviation and successors: Aerodromes Group: Records	The National Archives, Kew	BT 247
22	1927-1979: Ministry of Civil Aviation and successors: Safety and General Group: Papers	The National Archives, Kew	BT 248
23	1940-1986: Ministry of Power and successors: Iron and Steel Division and Minerals and Metals Division: Registered Files (I & S and MM Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BT 255
24	1968-1992: Records created or inherited by the Department of Industry, 1974-1983, and successors	The National Archives, Kew	PV
25	1697-2002: Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies	The National Archives, Kew	BT
26	1884-1957: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and related bodies: Records Bureau Files	The National Archives, Kew	DSIR 36
27	1962-1967: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: National Engineering Laboratory: Registered Files (X Series)	The National Archives, Kew	DSIR 69
28	1972-1989: Department of Trade and Industry and successors: Economics and Statistics Division 3 and Statistics Division 1: Registered Files (CF and CD Series)	The National Archives, Kew	FV 15
29	1803-1993: Records created or inherited by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and related bodies	The National Archives, Kew	DSIR

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Department of Trade and Industry	Successor/Predecessor		See Also
2	Department of Trade and Industry	Successor/Predecessor		See Also