VPRS 16597 Central Executive File Subject Classification Headings

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This guide contains lists of authorised primary and secondary subject classification headings and serves as a partial finding aid for VPRS 16575, General Correspondence - Multiple Number System.

The series contains three versions of the guide. An earlier typed version contains handwritten annotations and additions, which are then incorporated into a later updated version (two copies included).

A memo circulated by the Chairman and General Manager in 1971 indicates that the guide was to be prominently placed in the filing area to enable staff to locate a series of files on a particular subject or to locate a specific file if the number was not known. Executive secretaries were aware of its function and relief file clerks were trained in its operation.

The production dates of the guides are subject to further research.