The story of
The General Strike
In May 1926 over 1.5 million UK workers went on strike, bringing Britain to a standstill. Our records provide an insight into its origins and impact.
Sub-sub-fonds
Sound Recordings
Catalogue reference: LAB 74
What’s it about?
This record is about the Sound Recordings.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- No records held at The National Archives for this series
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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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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