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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.
Piece
Financial assistance from public funds for the Opera School, London
Catalogue reference: T 227/436
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This record is about the Financial assistance from public funds for the Opera School, London dating from 1951-1957 in the series Treasury: Social Services Division (SS and 2SS series) 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)
- T 227/436
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1951-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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Financial assistance from public funds for the Opera School, London
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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)
- SS 9/86/010
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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
- Performing arts
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4385369/
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Series information
T 227
Treasury: Social Services Division (SS and 2SS series) Files
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