Janus: Papers of the Nautical Almanac Office

RGO Archives/RGO 16 contains:
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257	Articles on celestial mechanics
258	Papers on geomagnetism
259	Miscellaneous papers
260	Papers on the Official Establishment
261	Estimates
262	Papers on official staff
263	Papers on personal staff matters
264	Papers on staff recruitment
265	Papers on staff training
266	Papers on administration
267	Papers on outside work
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Papers of the Nautical Almanac Office

Title	Papers on official staff
Reference	RGO 16/262 (former reference: NAO Boxes 207-209 (3))
Covering Dates	1933–1973
Extent and Medium	4 boxes

Content and context

Papers regarding official staff matters.

RGO Archives/RGO 16/262 contains:

Miscellaneous papers. General letters and papers.
1 folder.

1940–1945

Minor official correspondence.
8 folders.

1933–1973

Staff returns. Miscellaneous staff returns, including D.H. Sadler's report on the N.A.O.
1 folder.

1946–1950

Correspondence on promotions. Correspondence regarding promotions from Temporary Clerks Grades II and III.
1 folder.

1943–1947

Papers on S.R.E. staff. Papers relating to general matters concerning staff in the Department of Scientific Research and Experiment (S.R.E.), Admiralty.
1 folder.

1945–1946

Correspondence on overtime. Correspondence regarding overtime for temporary assistants.
1 folder.

1943–1950

Correspondence on a vacancy. Correspondence regarding filling the vacancy created by the transfer of Miss J. Mounteney.
1 folder.

1945

Correspondence on post-war plans. Correspondence concerning post-war plans with regard to staff and accommodation.
1 folder.

1944–1945

Papers on appointing an assistant. Papers regarding the appointment of an assistant to assist with work on astronomical navigation and other matters.
1 folder.

1945–1946

Correspondence on S.R.E. staff. Correspondence regarding the transfer of staff of the Department of Scientific Research and Experiment (S.R.E.), Admiralty.
1 folder.

1945–1946

Papers on the Carpenter Grading System. Correspondence and related papers regarding the proposed application of the Carpenter Grading System to the N.A.O.
1 folder.

1943–1944

Correspondence on staff. Correspondence regarding appointments, establishments, promotions, transfers and resignations.
3 folders.

1945–1973

Papers on secretarial assistance. Correspondence and related papers regarding secretarial assistance.
1 folder.

1942–1957

Papers on W.E. Candler. Two letters regarding the proposed appointment of Mr W.E. Candler: D.H. Sadler to H. Spencer Jones, 25 October 1945, and Sadler to Candler, 23 January 1946.
1 folder.

1945–1946

Papers on staff reviews. Correspondence and related papers regarding general reviews of staff positions.
2 folders.

1944–1970

Papers on staff regrading. Correspondence and other papers on the proposed regrading of N.A.O. staff.
2 folders.

1945–1950

Papers on superannuation. Correspondence and related papers on superannuation.
1 folder.

1940–1965

Correspondence on staff reinstatement. Correspondence regarding the reinstatement of Mr G.A. Harding and Miss S.B. Cauchois.
1 folder.

1946

Correspondence on staff grading. Correspondence on grading and other matters concerning temporary staff.
1 folder.

1946–1948

Papers on a Principal Scientific Officer. Correspondence and related papers regarding the appointment of a Principal Scientific Officer (P.S.O.).
1 folder.

1948–1949

Correspondence on membership of organisations. Correspondence regarding official membership of associations, institutes and other bodies.
1 folder.

1948–1969

Papers on staff training and meetings. Correspondence and related papers regarding travel warrants for staff to attend scientific meetings and on the external training of staff.
6 folders.

1948–1973

Papers on navigation work. Correspondence and related papers regarding practical navigation work.
1 folder.

1948–1958

General submissions. General submissions, especially with regard to staff travel.
3 folders.

1949–1966

Papers on the Royal Observatory. Papers regarding the position of the Royal Observatory in the Admiralty organisation.
1 folder.

1948–1960

Correspondence on court evidence. Correspondence regarding evidence in court actions.
3 folders.

1943–1973

Official submissions. Official submissions with regard to promotions.
1 folder.

1949–1962

Papers on temporary staff. Correspondence and related papers on the establishment of temporary staff.
1 folder.

1950–1965

Navy Department appointment returns. Navy Department returns of appointments for civil staff.
1 folder.

1965