Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
The
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts (widely known as the
Historical Manuscripts Commission, and abbreviated as the
HMC to distinguish it from the
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England), was a
United Kingdom Royal Commission established in 1869 to survey and report on privately owned and privately held
archival records of general historical interest. Its brief was "to make inquiry as to the places in which such Manuscripts and Papers were deposited", and to report on their contents. It remained in existence until 2003, when it merged with the
Public Record Office to form
The National Archives. Although it technically survives as a legal entity, its work is now entirely subsumed into that of The National Archives.
Provided by Wikipedia
Results