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Photograph of the Jubilee Singers
This photo shows an African American student choir who toured the UK and whose performances were attended by Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister.
Piece
Memorandum of evidence: Mr. J.R. Minty
Catalogue reference: CO 950/312
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This record is about the Memorandum of evidence: Mr. J.R. Minty dating from 1938-1939 in the series Colonial Office: West India Royal Commission (1938 to 1939). 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)
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CO 950/312
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Date (When the record was created)
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1938-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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Memorandum of evidence: Mr. J.R. Minty
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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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JBH 1030
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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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
- International
- Americas
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Record URL
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CO 950
Colonial Office: West India Royal Commission (1938 to 1939)
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Memorandum of evidence: Mr. J.R. Minty
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