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 of Health: Neurosciences Liaison Committee: Minutes and Papers
Catalogue reference: JA 532
What's it about?
JA 532
This series contains files regarding neurology and related matters, including meetings of the Neurosciences Liaison Committee
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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JA 532
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Health: Neurosciences Liaison Committee: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1986-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files regarding neurology and related matters, including meetings of the Neurosciences Liaison Committee
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Series arranged in file reference order (within transfer).
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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)
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NEU file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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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)
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- Department of Health, 1988-1988
- Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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 2017 Department of Health
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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
- Medicine
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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Files containing general correspondence, background and administrative papers have not been selected.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16234829/
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Department of Health: Neurosciences Liaison Committee: Minutes and Papers
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