Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Series
Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation: General Headquarters: Registered Files...
Catalogue reference: BX 4
What's it about?
BX 4
This series covers various aspects of the work of the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation, including rehabilitation, social welfare, the care of paraplegic and disabled former mineworkers, educational matters, and musical and sporting events.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BX 4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation: General Headquarters: Registered Files (G Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1951-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series covers various aspects of the work of the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation, including rehabilitation, social welfare, the care of paraplegic and disabled former mineworkers, educational matters, and musical and sporting events.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Other records relating to rehabilitation of miners are in BX 7
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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)
- G 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)
- 113 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Welfare
- Coal
- Disability
- Sports
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3558/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: BX
Records created or inherited by the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation
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Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation: General Headquarters: Registered Files (G Series)
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