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Sub-sub-fonds
Sound Recordings
Catalogue reference: LAB 74
What’s it about?
This record is about the Sound Recordings.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at British Library, Sound Archive.
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Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at British Library, Sound Archive.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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LAB 74
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Title (The name of the record)
- Sound Recordings
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series formerly contained sound recordings (4 78 rpm discs) made by the Ministry of Labour in 1939 prior to the introduction of conscription to encourage people in the performance of national service. All the records in this series were transferred to the National Sound Archive (part of the British Library) in 1993.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library, Sound Archive
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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No records held at The National Archives for this series
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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
- Labour
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10189/
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Catalogue hierarchy
310 records
This record is held at British Library, Sound Archive
92,334 records
Within the fonds: LAB
Records of departments responsible for labour and employment matters and related...
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Sound Recordings
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