The story of
Sir Ludwig Guttmann and the birth of the Paralympic Games
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Information Research Department:...
Catalogue reference: PF 345
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PF 345
This series contains records created by the Information Research Department.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PF 345
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Information Research Department: Registered Files (IRD Prefix Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1992-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records created by the Information Research Department.
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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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IRD Prefix
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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)
- Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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30 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 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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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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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The Information Research Department offered library and information research services to Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and predecessors. It acted as the central repository for DCMS publications, as well as carrying out research into various policy and governmental initiatives.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17851605/
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