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Collection AF81 - Crofting Development files
Identity area
Reference code
GB 234 AF81
Title
Crofting Development files
Date(s)
- 1948-1980 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
8.56 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland
(1960-1999)
Administrative history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Crofting development files cover a range of subject files relating to the development and implementation of crofting legislation, 1948-1980
Areas covered include: Commission of enquiry into crofting conditions, Crofters Act 1955, grants and loans 1949-1971, Review of Crofting, land tenure proposals, Agricultural grants schemes, working party of common grazings, the Crofting Commission papers; Crofting Acts papers and legislation files, crofting reform papers, estate development files; Highland and Islands Development Board
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper records
Finding aids
Full catalogue available through National Records of Scotland online catalogue at http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk
