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
The Queen's Golden Jubilee Website
Catalogue reference: PF 2
What's it about?
PF 2
Website for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Created by the Golden Jubilee Office within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PF 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Queen's Golden Jubilee Website
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2002
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Description (What the record is about)
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Website for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Created by the Golden Jubilee Office within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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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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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)
- 1 UK Government Web Archive object
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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
- Events and exhibitions
- Sports
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16490/
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