The Historical Manuscripts Commission
Celebrating 150 Years and Looking to the Future (1869–2019)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21291890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeff James (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 3-14 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archives The Journal of the British Records Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-9535 • E-ISSN: 2516-8975 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/archives.2020.9 |
| OpenAlex | W3097687891 |
| Language | EN |
This is an edited and elaborated version of the address given by Jeff James as historical manuscripts commissioner to the symposium held on 14 October 2019 to mark the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Historical Manuscripts Commission in 1869. He reviews The National Archives’ current activities and priorities as a contemporary expression of the objectives of the HMC royal warrant and concludes that the Historical Manuscripts Commission still forms an integral part of The National Archives’ wider leadership of the archive sector
Business · Commission · Library science · Political science · Warrant · Computer Science · Digital and Traditional Archives Management · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |