The story of
The Treason Trial in South Africa, 1956–1961
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Series
British Council: Registered Files, General Series
Catalogue reference: BW 1
What's it about?
BW 1
Papers dealing with the general policy and financial matters of the headquarters of the British Council. Some pieces are 'cited in the official history (1984)'. This refers to 'The British Council: The First 50 Years' by Lady Frances Donaldson (1984).
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BW 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Council: Registered Files, General Series
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936-2002
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers dealing with the general policy and financial matters of the headquarters of the British Council.
Some pieces are 'cited in the official history (1984)'. This refers to 'The British Council: The First 50 Years' by Lady Frances Donaldson (1984).
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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)
- GEN file 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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 990 files and volumes
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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 1977 British Council
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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)
- 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)
- Founded in 1934, the British Council is an executive non-departmental publicbody sponsored by the Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO); anda UK charity governed by Royal Charter. The British Council supports peace andprosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people inthe UK and countries worldwide. The British Council combines the UK’s expertisein arts and culture, education and the English language, their global presence,and relationships in over 100 countries.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3405/
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