The story of
Sir Ludwig Guttmann and the birth of the Paralympic Games
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Series
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Museums and Galleries...
Catalogue reference: PF 304
What's it about?
PF 304
This series contains records relating to the development and management of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) policy responsibilities towards museums and galleries, particularly the relationship between DCMS and the national museums.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PF 304
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Museums and Galleries (MG Prefix): Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1989-2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the development and management of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) policy responsibilities towards museums and galleries, particularly the relationship between DCMS and the national museums.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records relating to the Department of Education and Science's responsibilities for museums and galleries see ED 245
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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)
- MG Prefix
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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)
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- Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
- Department for Education, 1992-1995
- Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997
- Office of Arts and Libraries, 1979-1990
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 73 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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 2023 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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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
- Museums and galleries
- Sports
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Office of Arts and Libraries 1992; Department of Education 1992; Department of National Heritage 1992-1997; Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2017, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-present.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- This series is accruing
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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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Upon the establishment of the Department for National Heritage in 1992, responsibilities for museums and galleries (both specific insitutions and more general policy) was transferred from the Office of Arts and Libraries and the Department of the Education.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17464836/
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