Collection GB 0074 LMA/4002 - BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 LMA/4002

Title

BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT

Date(s)

  • 1939-1945 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.53 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Building Research Board was founded in 1919 under the Government's Department for Scientific and Industrial Research, as one of a number of Research Boards set up after the First World War.

Archival history

GB 0074 LMA/4002 1939-1945 Collection 0.53 linear metres Department for Scientific and Industrial Research , Building Research Board

The Building Research Board was founded in 1919 under the Government's Department for Scientific and Industrial Research, as one of a number of Research Boards set up after the First World War.

Records deposited in January and May 1997.

Files of the Building Research Board relating to the repair of damaged buildings during and after the Second World War, principally concerning London.

LMA/4002-1: Bomb damage files; LMA/4002-2: General papers.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

These records complement records of the London County Council, in particular the photograph collection and bomb damage maps.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

June to August 2010. Department for Scientific and Industrial Research , Building Research Board War International conflicts Architecture Air raid damage War damage Buildings Disused buildings Decayed buildings Construction engineering Building operations Building maintenance Cultural property preservation Restoration London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited in January and May 1997.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Files of the Building Research Board relating to the repair of damaged buildings during and after the Second World War, principally concerning London.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

LMA/4002-1: Bomb damage files; LMA/4002-2: General papers.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

These records complement records of the London County Council, in particular the photograph collection and bomb damage maps.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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