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Public Record Office

British  

noun

  1. an institution in which official records are stored and kept available for inspection by the public

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Key to the enterprise has been a book, “A Guide to the Records Deposited in the Public Record Office of Ireland,” published three years before the fire by the office’s head archivist, Herbert Wood.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

The rebuke is revealed in files from the Public Record Office NI that have been released under the 30-year rule.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2012

The details are in newly-released Public Record Office NI files.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2012

David Crook, the retired former assistant keeper of public records at the Public Record Office, tells me over tea one afternoon at his home in Grantham.

From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2010

His residence in London has enabled him to take advantage of the important stores of unpublished information contained in the British Museum, the Public Record Office, and in other places.

From Old Church Lore by Andrews, William

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