The Records of the Nation

Part 1 The history and development of the public record office: the international role of the public record office, Michael Roper the public records in 1988, Geoffrey Martin nine centuries of keeping the public records, Elizabeth M. Hallam the future of the public records, Geoffrey Martin the selection of new records, K.J. Smith government record keeping - a tale from the department of employment, R.J.R. Lorrimer preservation and conservation - will our public records survive another 150 years?, Timothy R. Padfield the thirty year rule and freedom of information - access to government records, Nicholas Cox. Part 2 Calenders and indexes: public record office publication - past performances and future prospects, J.B. Post the public record office, the historian, and information technology, Edward Higgs the national register of archives and other nationwide finding aids, Brian S. Smith the index library - a centenary history 1988, Peter Spufford liaison - public records held in other record offices, Alexandra Nicol. Part 3 Contrasting consumers: a genealogist's view of the records - ideals and reality, Stella Colwell the use of records in primary schools bibliography, Joan Blyth. Part 4 The probate records of the nation - new approaches to wills, inventories and accounts: a printed catalogue of the names of testators, Peter Spufford the number of wills proved in the 16th and 17th centuries, Motoyasu Takahashi in the name of God? Will-making and faith in early modern England, Christopher W. Marsh probate inventories and consumer behaviour in England, 1660-1740, Lorna Weatherill an introduction to probate accounts, Amy Louise Erickson the genealogist's use of probate records, Anthony J. Camp

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