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.
Series
National Savings Committee: Campaign Circulars and News Letters
Catalogue reference: NSC 4
What's it about?
NSC 4
Bound volumes of Weekly Campaign Circulars (up to September 1948) and News Letters of the National Savings Committee. They contain information about projected schemes and comments on organisation, and were distributed to all key workers in the movement.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- NSC 4
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Savings Committee: Campaign Circulars and News Letters
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941-1978
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bound volumes of Weekly Campaign Circulars (up to September 1948) and News Letters of the National Savings Committee. They contain information about projected schemes and comments on organisation, and were distributed to all key workers in the movement.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- National Savings Committee, 1919-1978
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 43 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Government finances
- Labour
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11314/
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