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Stephen Shipley Wilson: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/92
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PRO 30/92
This series contains papers relating to Stephen Shipley Wilson's period of service in the Ministry of Transport. It includes personal notes on the organisation of British ports during the winter of 1940-1941, and on the Transport Bill, 1947,...
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PRO 30/92
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Title (The name of the record)
- Stephen Shipley Wilson: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1947-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers relating to Stephen Shipley Wilson's period of service in the Ministry of Transport. It includes personal notes on the organisation of British ports during the winter of 1940-1941, and on the Transport Bill, 1947, documenting events that took place when Wilson was an assistant secretary in the Ministry of Transport.
He was appointed Keeper of Public Records in 1960 and the series also contains his recollections of his time as Keeper, 1960-1966.
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Further papers of Stephen Shipley Wilson can be found in the library of the Religious Society of Friends, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2 BJ.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Wilson, Stephen Shipley, 1904-1989
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 file(s)
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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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Stephen Shipley Wilson joined the Public Record Office as an assistant keeper in November 1928. He transferred to the Ministry of Transport as an assistant principal in May 1929 and served subsequently in the Ministry of Supply and as Secretary of the Iron and Steel Corporation and the Iron and Steel Holding and Realization Company, before returning to the Public Record Office as Keeper in 1960. He retired in 1966.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12038/
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Stephen Shipley Wilson: Papers
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