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Series
Thomas Cook & Son Ltd.
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1000
What's it about?
RAIL 1000
Includes minutes of board meetings and General Manager's reports.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 1000
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Title (The name of the record)
- Thomas Cook & Son Ltd.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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Includes minutes of board meetings and General Manager's reports.
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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)
- TC
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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)
- Thos Cook & Son Ltd, 1924-1924
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure 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
- Travel and tourism
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13178/
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