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Series
Colonial Office: Social Services Department and successors: Registered Files (12,000,...
Catalogue reference: CO 859
What's it about?
CO 859
This series contains files of the Social Services Department and successors concerning trade unions and labour conditions, nutrition, public health, education, housing, etc. The series also details Colonial Office activities relating to the work...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 859
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Social Services Department and successors: Registered Files (12,000, SS and other Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1930-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the Social Services Department and successors concerning trade unions and labour conditions, nutrition, public health, education, housing, etc. The series also details Colonial Office activities relating to the work of the International Labour Organization.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For Department of Technical Co-operation Education and Social Services records see OD 17
For registers to this correspondence see CO 965
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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)
- 1797 boxes and files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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
- International
- Labour
- Food and drink
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5048/
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