Catalogue description Treasury: Books of Out-letters to British Museum
Reference: | T 144 |
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Title: | Treasury: Books of Out-letters to British Museum |
Description: |
Treasury books of out-letters to the British Museum. |
Date: | 1914-1922 |
Related material: |
Records of the British Museum are in: CE |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
Treasury, 1667- |
Physical description: | 1 volume(s) |
Custodial history: | This series was maintained by Treasury from 1914 until 1922. |
Accruals: | No further accruals expected. |
Administrative / biographical background: |
The assembly of handwritten out-letters goes back to the 17th century. From the 1870s when typewriters were used in the Treasury, typed copies of letters would be found on the Treasury registered files, and a decision was made in 1958 to destroy copies of out-letters from 1920. |
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