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Records of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, and the Arts...
Catalogue reference: EL
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This record is about the Records of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, and the Arts... dating from 1939-1985.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EL
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, and the Arts Council of Great Britain
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, and the Arts Council of Great Britain.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Victoria & Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Arts Council of Great Britain, 1946-1994
- Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, 1940-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 14 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- No records held at The National Archives in this departmental code
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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
- Art, architecture and design
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Transferred to Victoria and Albert museum in 1997
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts existed within the Board of Education during the Second World War.
The The Arts Council of Great Britain was established as an independent body in 1946 to be the principal channel for the Government's support of the arts. In 1994 the Scottish and Welsh Arts Councils became autonomous and the Arts Council of Great Britain became the Arts Council of England.
The Councils' objectives are to develop and improve the understanding and practice of the arts and increase their accessibility to the public.
The Arts Councils are responsible for the distribution of the proceeds of the National Lottery allocated to the arts.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C106/
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Records of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, and the Arts Council of Great Britain