The story of
The General Strike
In May 1926 over 1.5 million UK workers went on strike, bringing Britain to a standstill. Our records provide an insight into its origins and impact.
Series
National Dock Labour Board: Circulars
Catalogue reference: BK 6
What's it about?
BK 6
Circulars issued by the National Dock Labour Board (NDLB) between 1947 and 1989, for the information and instruction of its administrative employees. A selective alphabetical index to the circulars of 1947 to 1978 is in BK 6/46The series includes...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BK 6
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Dock Labour Board: Circulars
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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Circulars issued by the National Dock Labour Board (NDLB) between 1947 and 1989, for the information and instruction of its administrative employees. A selective alphabetical index to the circulars of 1947 to 1978 is in BK 6/46
The series includes some files which were previously in BK 2
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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)
- CL, CL(S), NB, HO, BPI and HQ series
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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)
- National Dock Labour Board, 1947-1989
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 46 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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
- Labour
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- July 1947 to January 1979
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
- Copies of some of the earlier series of circulars will also be found in BK 2/309-316.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2879/
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