Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Yorkshire Museum Committee
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Yorkshire Museum Committee; 1961-c.1970s
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1961-c.1970s
History
The council acquired the Yorkshire museum and gardens in trust from the Yorkshire Philosophical Society in 1961.
Function created when museum and gardens transferred to council by Yorkshire Philosophical Trust in 1961. Function transferred to York Museums Trust in 2002.
Places
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Functions, occupations and activities
Responsible for management and development of Yorkshire Museum and gardens including staffing, collections development and preservation, building improvements and service development.
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
The council acquired the Yorkshire museum and gardens in trust from the Yorkshire Philosophical Society in 1961.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
GB0192-144
Institution identifier
GB0192
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa