“History must be written imperfectly”: closure and disclosure in British Public Records 1838-2006

Vincent, David (2009). “History must be written imperfectly”: closure and disclosure in British Public Records 1838-2006. In: Flynn, Andrew and Jones, Harriet eds. Freedom of Information. Open Access, Empty Archives? London and New York: Routledge, pp. 9–22.

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Abstract

The chapter examines the culture and practices of managing British public records in from the commencment of modern record keeping to the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act

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• Item ORO ID
• 9570
• Item Type
• Book Section
• ISBN
• 1-85743-420-X, 978-1-85743-420-0
• Keywords
• history; United Kingdom; public records; freedom of information
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > History
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
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• David Vincent