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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS): Social Shorthand Website
Catalogue reference: PF 277
What's it about?
PF 277
This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS): Social Shorthand website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PF 277
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS): Social Shorthand Website
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Date (When the record was created)
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From 2016
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS): Social Shorthand website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Please see information at Divisional level
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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)
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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 for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 2017-2017
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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archived website(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Gathered from original website.
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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
- Official publications
- Sports
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Future website versions may be anticipated.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Culture Online initiative existed from 2002 to 2007. It set out to build a digital bridge between learning and culture. Working in partnership with more than 50 organisations, Culture Online used innovative technology to reach new audiences for the arts, with a particular emphasis on engaging hard-to-reach groups. It commissioned 26 interactive projects, winning 25 major awards and the initiative reached more than 15.5 million people through its websites and outreach programmes.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17233648/
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