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: Various Welfare Committees: Minutes, Agenda...
Catalogue reference: BX 8
What's it about?
BX 8
This series contains minutes and papers of various subordinate welfare offices of the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation, including those of the West Midlands Division which was part of the Miners Welfare Commission before CISWO was established.
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 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation: Various Welfare Committees: Minutes, Agenda and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938-1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains minutes and papers of various subordinate welfare offices of the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation, including those of the West Midlands Division which was part of the Miners Welfare Commission before CISWO was established.
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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)
- 31 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3562/
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Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation: Various Welfare Committees: Minutes, Agenda and Papers
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