The story of
Sir Ludwig Guttmann and the birth of the Paralympic Games
In the summer of 1948, neurologist Ludwig Guttmann set up a sporting competition between patients. It was the birth of the Paralympic Games.
Series
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Permanent Secretary's Private Office: Registered...
Catalogue reference: PF 139
What's it about?
PF 139
This series contains records generated by the Permanent Secretary's Private Office, and include files relating to the Millennium Commission and the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PF 139
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Permanent Secretary's Private Office: Registered Files (PERM Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1997-2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records generated by the Permanent Secretary's Private Office, and include files relating to the Millennium Commission and the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also: PF 138
Records of the Millennium Commission:
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- MIL, MILL and PERM
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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)
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 30 file(s)
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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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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2021 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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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
- Sports
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Records relating to the Olympic Games were selected as part of the review of the pre and bid files. Records relating to the 2012 Olympic Games have not yet been transferred.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
- This series contains records generated by the Permanent Secretary's PrivateOffice, and include files relating to Jubilee preperation, MillenniumCommission and the 2012 London Olympic Games
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12272791/
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