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North Reading Room Service Ledger

Administrative record for accession RA-IR-1961-042, including public attachment descriptions and current access review notes.

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Accession: RA-IR-1961-042
Originating office: Office of Collections & Special Studies
Record series: Reader Services / review selections
Compilation reference: 1961; review compiled September 2026
Status / access: Public reference release 01
Review code: RR/26/118
Last reviewed: 27 September 2026

Public attachment register

Reviewed attachments

8 available descriptions

Each identifier refers to one stable public attachment. These digital items are reference copies brought together by the current review; their inclusion does not make their original identifiers, dates, or custody histories equivalent.

RA-IR-1961-042-R01Digital surrogate available
Release determination and enclosure schedule
The current release decision, its twelve-page inventory, and the distinction between released pages and a retained original enclosure.
Format
Records & Access · reference copy
Date
27 September 2026
Source reference · RR/26/118 · release copy 01
RA-IR-1961-042-R02Digital surrogate available
North Reading Room service ledger extracts
Requested volumes, table assignments and maintenance entries surrounding two disputed service times.
Format
Reader Services · reference copy
Date
12 and 19 October 1961
Source reference · NRR service ledger 1961 · leaves 74 and 78
RA-IR-1961-042-R03Digital surrogate available
Request counterfoil Q-61-118
The separately retained counterfoil records a request time eleven minutes after the first service entry.
Format
North Reading Room · reference copy
Date
12 October 1961
Source reference · Request book Q/61 · counterfoil 118
RA-IR-1961-042-R04Digital surrogate available
Controlled duplication memorandum
A witnessed comparison of the brass-tray route and ordinary desk handling, recorded during Edith Vale's absence.
Format
Applied Studies / Collections & Custody · reference copy
Date
19 October 1961
Source reference · AS/61/19 · witnessed copy B
RA-IR-1961-042-R05Digital surrogate available
Personnel attribution review
A later review distinguishes a supported service discrepancy from an unsupported allegation against Edith Vale.
Format
Records & Access · reference copy
Date
24 September 2026
Source reference · RA/PR/2026-09 · determination 4
RA-IR-1961-042-R06Digital surrogate available
Reference-copy distribution instruction
Instructions for three copies, the independent reader, and the preservation of unresolved times.
Format
Office of Collections & Special Studies · reference copy
Date
23 October 1961; reviewed 2026
Source reference · OCSS / NRR / distribution sheet 3
RA-IR-1961-042-R07Digital surrogate available
Custody and Applied Studies memoranda
Two offices agree that the record must survive and disagree about the consequences of circulating a complete procedure.
Format
Collections & Custody / Applied Studies · reference copy
Date
24-25 October 1961
Source reference · CC/61/43 and AS/61/21 · circulation copies
RA-IR-1961-042-R08Digital surrogate available
Continuity routing slip
The contemporary routing description attached to the released comparison set.
Format
Office of Collections & Special Studies · reference copy
Date
27 September 2026
Source reference · CR/26/042 · current reference routing