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Public Record Office

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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.

Alternative name(s):
  • PRO (Also known as)
Date: 1838-2003
History: The Public Record Office (PRO) was originally established by Act of 1838 under the Master of the Rolls. It was placed under the Lord Chancellor in 1958, and became an executive agency in 1992. Responsible for administering the UK's public records system under the Public Records acts of 1958 and 1967 by supervising of the selection of government and legal records for permanent preservation, and for safeguarding them and making them publicly available. In 1996, the PRO consolidated its operations at Kew, Surrey, and Chancery Lane, London, on one site at Kew, with a Family Records Centre in central London. In April 2003, the PRO combined with the Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC) to become The National Archives.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: PRO Act 1838; IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C284907
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1914-1955: Ministry of Transport and successors, Establishment and General Division: Personal Files
The National Archives, Kew
MT 93
2
Hen II-1970s: Documents and objects extracted from various record series
The National Archives, Kew
EXT
3
1880-1995: Public Record Office: Surrogate Copies of Records: Moulds or Impressions of Seals deposited for examination
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 23
4
1847 - c1850: Gifts and Deposits: Hodgson Collection
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 30/88
5
1952-2000: John Cantwell, Assistant Keeper of Public Records: Papers
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 30/98
6
1959-1986: Advisory Council on Public Records
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 42
7
1838-2003: Public Record Office: Deputy Keeper's and Keeper's Reports
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 43
8
1881-1944: Hubert Hall: Papers
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 44
9
1959-2002: Public Record Office: Lord Chancellor's Instruments: Access to Public Records under Public Records Act 1958, s.5(1)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 51
10
1971-1993: Public Record Office: Records Administration, Guidance to Departments
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 52
11
1927-1973: Public Record Office: Registered Files: Numerical Series
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 54
12
1941-1975: Public Record Office: Registered Files: Miscellaneous Case Files
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 56
13
1956-2014: Public Record Office: Accessions of Records, Registered Files (Case Files)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 57
14
1945-1977: Public Record Office: Registered Files: Records Administration (CD Series)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 58
15
1981-1993: Public Record Office: Lord Chancellor's Instruments: Places of Deposit under Public Records Act 1958 s.4(1):
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 60
16
1987-1990: Public Record Office: Lord Chancellor's Instruments: Permanent Transfer of Public Records under Public Records Act 1958, s.4(3)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 63
17
1987-1988: Public Record Office: Lord Chancellor's Instruments: Temporary Transfer of Public Records under Public Records Act 1958 s.4(3)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 64
18
1957-1977: Public Record Office: Former Repositories and Offices, Maps, Plans and Photographs
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 65
19
1959-1979: Public Record Office: Registered Files (Numerical Series, 1971-1975)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 67
20
1969-1980: Public Record Office: Establishment, Registered Files (E Series)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 68
21
1969-1984: Public Record Office: Registered Case Files (C Series)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 69
22
1984-1986: Public Record Office: Conservation and Rebinding of Great and Little Domesday: Records
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 83
23
1913-2012: Supplementary Finding Aids from The National Archives
The National Archives, Kew
QFA
24
1913-2012: Public Record Office: Search Department (and Successors): Digitised Seals Register
QFA 1
25
1914-1922: Treasury: Books of Out-letters to Public Record Office and Registrar General
The National Archives, Kew
T 150
26
1953-1991: Public Record Office: Registered Case Files (CASE and 2/CASE series)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 84
27
1806-1962: Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage of up to 1 metre in length from various series of records
The National Archives, Kew
MR 2
28
-: Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage of between 1.5 and 2 metres in length from various series of records
MR 4
29
1982-2003: Public Record Office: Lord Chancellor's Instruments: Retention by Department under Public Records Act 1958
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 70
30
c 1500-c 1950: Indexes to various series
The National Archives, Kew
IND
31
2003: List and Index Society (LIS) store material sent off-site for storage
The National Archives, Kew
QLX 1
32
2003: Resource Centre and Library stores material sent off site for storage
The National Archives, Kew
QLIB 1
33
2003: Pipe Roll Society material sent off site for storage
The National Archives, Kew
QPR 1
34
1996-2001: Public Record Office: Presentations to Places of Deposit under the Public Records Act 1958, Section 3(6), dataset
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 72
35
from 1996: Culture Media and Sport: Government Websites
The National Archives, Kew
ZWEB 5
36
1987: Public Record Office: Internal Standards and Guidance
PRO 73
37
1998: Public Record Office: Publications on Records Management, Archives and related subjects
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 74
38
1961-1987: Public Record Office: Registered Files: General (GEN) series policy records
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 78
39
1999-2004: Public Record Office: Records Accessions Registers: Datasets
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 79
40
1974-2003: Public Record Office: Conservation Database
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 80
41
From 1999: Public Record Office Website
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 81
42
From 2001: Family Records Website
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 82
43
1985-1997: Public Record Office: Management Records of the Public Record Office; Registered Files (MGT and CPY prefix)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 86
44
1978-2006: Public Record Office: Records Management Policy and Liaison; Registered Files (RAD, RAL and RAS Prefix)
The National Archives, Kew
PRO 85
45
1700-1985: Obsolete lists and indexes
The National Archives, Kew
OBS
46
1974-2004: Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
The National Archives, Kew
PRO
47
1801-1992: Unfinished and unpublished texts, calendars and finding aids held in the Public Record Office
The National Archives, Kew
ZBOX
48
c 1610-1995: Maps and plans formerly held by the Public Record Office Library
The National Archives, Kew
ZMAP
49
19th century-1972: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Forestry Commission
The National Archives, Kew
MPO
50
1763: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the State Paper Office
The National Archives, Kew
MPFF
51
Hen VIII-1960: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of departments not assigned an individual map extract prefix
The National Archives, Kew
MPI
52
c.1679-1952: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of departments not assigned an individual map prefix
The National Archives, Kew
MPII
53
16th century-1966: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
The National Archives, Kew
MR
54
1777-c 1947: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments
The National Archives, Kew
MF
55
c1542-1955: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments formerly held at the Public Record Office, Chancery Lane
The National Archives, Kew
MFC
56
1565-1962: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held at the Public Record Office, Kew
The National Archives, Kew
MFQ
57
?1536-1937: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Chancery
The National Archives, Kew
MPA
58
1719-?1864: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Chancery
The National Archives, Kew
MPAA
59
early 14th century-1862: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Exchequer
The National Archives, Kew
MPB
60
c1595-1864: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Exchequer
The National Archives, Kew
MPBB
61
16th century-19th century: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Duchy of Lancaster
The National Archives, Kew
MPC
62
c1430-1848: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Duchy of Lancaster
The National Archives, Kew
MPCC
63
1670-1920: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Treasury and Treasury Solicitor
The National Archives, Kew
MPD
64
1830-1949: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Treasury
The National Archives, Kew
MPDD
65
1619-1959: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Office of Land Revenue Records and Enrolments
The National Archives, Kew
MPE
66
1606-1961: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Office of Land Revenue Records and Enrolments
The National Archives, Kew
MPEE
67
[c1545]-[c1917]: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the State Paper Office
The National Archives, Kew
MPF
68
[1612]-1949: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Colonial Office
The National Archives, Kew
MPG
69
1715-1946: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Colonial Office
The National Archives, Kew
MPGG
70
1661-1945: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the War Office
The National Archives, Kew
MPH
71
c1660-1944: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the War Office
The National Archives, Kew
MPHH
72
early 18th century-1966: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Foreign Office
The National Archives, Kew
MPK
73
1798-1940: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Foreign Office
The National Archives, Kew
MPKK
74
c1762-1930: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Court of Common Pleas
The National Archives, Kew
MPL
75
1775-1953: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Court of Common Pleas
The National Archives, Kew
MPLL
76
1775-1863: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Court of King's Bench
The National Archives, Kew
MPN
77
1792-1817: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Court of King's Bench
The National Archives, Kew
MPNN
78
1743-1950: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Privy Council
The National Archives, Kew
MPQ
79
1765-?1945: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Privy Council
The National Archives, Kew
MPQQ
80
1839-?1951: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the British Transport Commission
The National Archives, Kew
MPT
81
1744-c1939: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments formerly held at the Public Record Office, Chancery Lane
The National Archives, Kew
MRC
82
1770-[1954]: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments held at the Public Record Office, Kew
The National Archives, Kew
MRQ
83
1740-2003: Content from The National Archives Library
The National Archives, Kew
QLIB
84
2003: List and Index Society store material sent off site for storage
The National Archives, Kew
QLX
85
2003: Pipe Roll Society stock sent off site for storage
The National Archives, Kew
QPR
86
-: Archive Production Services: non-catalogue material sent off site for storage
The National Archives, Kew
QAPS
87
1861-1974: Elizabeth Garret Anderson Hospital: Correspondence, Minutes and Papers
London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
CF 1
88
1831-2002: St Bernard's Hospital, Middlesex: Records
London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
CF 2
89
1850-1977: Photographic prints and negatives extracted from various record series
The National Archives, Kew
CN
90
c1600-2004: Records of the Public Record Office's Internal Administration
91
1861-2003: Records relating to Records Management in Government and Lord Chancellor's Instruments
92
1899-1965: Foreign Office: Consulates, Asmara, Harar and Mega, Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia): General Correspondence and Registers of Correspondence
The National Archives, Kew
FO 742
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