Catalogue description Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Road Research Laboratory Reports

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Details of DSIR 27
Reference: DSIR 27
Title: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Road Research Laboratory Reports
Description:

This series contains detailed reports of tests carried out by the Road Research Laboratory on road construction methods and materials. The World War papers concern, as well, the study of engineering problems in civil defence and work undertaken for government departments.

Later papers, those in the LN, RN, TN series, concern road construction and also the wider aspects of road safety and traffic flow. Some reports of road conditions in developing countries are to be found in the RN series.

Date: 1933-1973
Arrangement:

Firstly wartime material in serial letter order, then the RL series of reports of work carried out for the Ministry of Transport from 1933-1941, followed by laboratory reports in the RN series 1933-1962, LN series 1962-1965, and TN series 1965-1973.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: LN, RN, TN file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 532 files and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Unpublished finding aids:

A list of titles of papers in DSIR 27/326-531 is in DSIR 27/532

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