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Women's Voluntary Service Scheme for working at home for export, organised by Lady...
Catalogue reference: BT 225/30
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This record is about the Women's Voluntary Service Scheme for working at home for export, organised by Lady... dating from 1947-1948 in the series Board of Trade: Export Promotion Department: Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 225/30
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Women's Voluntary Service Scheme for working at home for export, organised by Lady Reading
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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)
- EPD 38499/1947
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C417830/
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Series information
BT 225
Board of Trade: Export Promotion Department: Files
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