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: Annual Reports
Catalogue reference: BX 5
What's it about?
BX 5
The series contains a report on miners welfare in wartime, and annual reports of the Miners Welfare Commission as well as of the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation.
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 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation: Annual Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1993
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series contains a report on miners welfare in wartime, and annual reports of the Miners Welfare Commission as well as of the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 46 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1978 Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3559/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
423 records
Within the department: BX
Records created or inherited by the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation
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Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation: Annual Reports
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