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Catalogue description Ordnance Survey International Library: International Boundary Archive
| Reference: | OS 62 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ordnance Survey International Library: International Boundary Archive |
| Description: |
This collection contains international boundary survey data, maps, correspondence and files. |
| Date: | 1879-2003 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Colonial Office, Directorate of Colonial Surveys, 1946-1957 Colonial Office, Directorate of Overseas Surveys, 1957-1961 Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, Boundaries Branch, 1849- Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey International, 1991- Ordnance Survey, Overseas Surveys Directorate, 1985-1991 |
| Physical description: | 219 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
In 2019 Ordnance Survey |
| Accruals: | No further accruals are anticipated |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Ordnance Survey Internation Collection was created in 1946 and was part of the Colonial Office's Directorate of Colonial Surveys. It was subsequently renamed the Directorate of Overseas Surveys in 1957. In 1984, the Directorate of Overseas Surveys was merged with the Ordnance Survey and became the Overseas Surveys Directorate. In 1991 it was renamend Ordnance Survey International. In 2001, Ordnance Survey International disbanded. Following a review in 2002, Ordnance Survey decided that the Ordnance Survey International Library was no longer needed for operational purposes. |
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