Record Commission

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The Record Commission was a British government body established in the early 19th century to collect, edit, and publish important historical and legal records of the United Kingdom.

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instanceOf British government body ⓘ
records commission ⓘ
activity arranging and calendaring records ⓘ
editing texts for publication ⓘ
printing multi-volume record series ⓘ
surveying public records in government offices ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Commission on Public Records ⓘ
appointedBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
archivesConcerned Chancery records ⓘ
Exchequer records ⓘ
judicial records ⓘ
parliamentary rolls ⓘ
state papers ⓘ
composition antiquaries ⓘ
judges ⓘ
senior government officials ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizedFor high costs ⓘ
inefficiency ⓘ
poor record management practices ⓘ
dissolved 1837 ⓘ
field British history ⓘ
archival science ⓘ
legal history ⓘ
historicalSignificance early attempt to centralize and publish national records ⓘ
inception 1800 ⓘ
influenced creation of the Public Record Office ⓘ
jurisdiction Great Britain ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
legalBasis royal commission ⓘ
locationOfWork London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
notableWork publication of historical manuscripts ⓘ
publication of legal records ⓘ
publication of parliamentary records ⓘ
publication of state papers ⓘ
predecessor earlier ad hoc record commissions in the 18th century ⓘ
purpose to collect important historical records of the United Kingdom ⓘ
to edit important historical records of the United Kingdom ⓘ
to publish important historical records of the United Kingdom ⓘ
replacedBy Public Record Office ⓘ
supervisedBy commissioners appointed by the Crown ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ

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The Statutes of the Realm → publisher → Record Commission ⓘ