Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history.
Series
Post Office Savings Bank and Department: Photographs
Catalogue reference: NSC 27
What's it about?
NSC 27
This series contains a collection of photographs illustrating aspects of the work and history of the savings departments from 1880.
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 27
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office Savings Bank and Department: Photographs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains a collection of photographs illustrating aspects of the work and history of the savings departments from 1880.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Photographs illustrating the work of the National Savings Committee for England and Wales, from 1940, are to be found in NSC 32
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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)
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- Post Office Savings Bank, 1861-1969
- Post Office Savings Department, 1861-1969
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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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
- Banking
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11337/
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