British Record Commission

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The British Record Commission was a 19th-century British government body responsible for overseeing the collection, preservation, and publication of important historical public records.

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British Record Commission canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government commission
records commission
aimedTo centralize scattered public records
ensure long-term preservation of key documents
improve access to historical records for scholars
appliesToJurisdiction England
Ireland NERFINISHED
Scotland
Wales
appointedBy British government NERFINISHED
archivesConcerned Chancery records
Exchequer records
State Paper Office records
Tower of London records
ecclesiastical records
parliamentary records
country Great Britain NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
dissolved 1837
field archival administration
historical research
public records management
hasMainTask advising government on records policy
arrangement and calendaring of records
collection of public records
preservation of public records
publication of public records
hasMember Keeper of the Records NERFINISHED
Master of the Rolls NERFINISHED
antiquaries
bishops
privy councillors
record officers
senior judges
inception 1800
jurisdiction Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
knownFor controversies over efficiency and accounting
early publication of national records
laying foundations for the Public Record Office
locatedIn London NERFINISHED
operatedInCentury 19th century
19th century in the United Kingdom
partOf British public administration
produced documentary editions
printed volumes of legal records
printed volumes of parliamentary records
printed volumes of state papers
record calendars
replacedBy Public Record Office NERFINISHED

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Record Commission editors employer British Record Commission