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.
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London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Committee 1948
Catalogue reference: T 272/108
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This record is about the London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Committee 1948 dating from 1948-1949 in the series Treasury: Rating of Government Property Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- T 272/108
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Place
- London, United Kingdom
- Scope and content
- Olympic Games Committee 1948
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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)
- M 539
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Sports
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1701366/
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T 272
Treasury: Rating of Government Property Department: Correspondence and Papers
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