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Photograph of the Jubilee Singers
This photo shows an African American student choir who toured the UK and whose performances were attended by Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister.
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General policy. This file includes information concerning the relationship between...
Catalogue reference: INF 1/196
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This record is about the General policy. This file includes information concerning the relationship between... dating from 1939-1941 in the series Ministry of Information: Files of Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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INF 1/196
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Date (When the record was created)
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1939-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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General policy. This file includes information concerning the relationship between Films Division and the User Division; a memorandum detailing the official British films issued during the First World War (June 1939) and letters to and from Sir Joseph Ball (Head of Films Division) that highlight his ideas. It also contains documents relating to the tenures of Kenneth Clark and Jack Beddington as Heads of the Films Division and correspondence related to a Policy Committee meeting focusing on publicity in America.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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This catalogue description was enhanced in 2018 as a result of a project led by Professor Simon Eliot (University of London) and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The project was entitled 'Make Do and Mend: A Publishing History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-1946'.
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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)
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File No. F. 185
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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INF 1
Ministry of Information: Files of Correspondence
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General policy. This file includes information concerning the relationship between...
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