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The early history of the national archives of Scotland reflects Scotland's own troubled history. Many records were lost as a result of being taken out of the country first in the 13th century by Edward I during the Wars of Independence and later by Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century.
National Records of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Clàran Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government. It is responsible for civil registration, the census in Scotland, demography and statistics, family history, as well as the national archives and historical records. [1]
The Keeper of the Records of Scotland, was given the duties to preserve the public registers, records and rolls of Scotland. [15] From 1949, the Keeper of the Registers headed the Department of the Registers of Scotland. The Keeper of the Records of Scotland headed the Records Office, later called the National Archives of Scotland.
It administered the census of Scotland's population every ten years. [1] It also kept the Scottish National Health Service Central Register. [2] On 1 April 2011 it was merged with the National Archives of Scotland to form National Records of Scotland. [3] All the former department's functions continue as part of the new body.
The Public Record Office [a] (abbreviated as PRO, pronounced as three letters and referred to as the PRO), Chancery Lane in the City of London, was the guardian of the national archives of the United Kingdom from 1838 until 2003, when it was merged with the Historical Manuscripts Commission to form The National Archives, based in Kew.
This is a list of archives in the United Kingdom. As of 2009 [update] there were 122 national, 654 local, 328 university, 1,224 special and 61 business archives. [ 1 ]
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The five National Collections of Scotland are overseen and funded by the Scottish Government. They are responsible for collecting and publicly exhibiting items and archives of national and international importance. The National Collections are: [1] National Library of Scotland; National Museums Scotland; National Galleries of Scotland