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Myra Hindley: correspondence with Ian Brady
Catalogue reference: HO 336/177
What’s it about?
This record is about the Myra Hindley: correspondence with Ian Brady dating from 1965 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31 in the series Prison Commission and Home Office Prison Department: Specimens of Prisoner Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 336/177
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1965 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Myra Hindley: correspondence with Ian Brady
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 84 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11448475/
Series information
HO 336
Prison Commission and Home Office Prison Department: Specimens of Prisoner Records
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