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Series
Special Services Endowment Files
Catalogue reference: ED 38
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ED 38
Charity Commission and Board of Education correspondence and papers relating to the administration of endowments for the education of mentally and physically handicapped children and, in some cases, adults.The earlier records of the Charity...
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ED 38
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Title (The name of the record)
- Special Services Endowment Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1859-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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Charity Commission and Board of Education correspondence and papers relating to the administration of endowments for the education of mentally and physically handicapped children and, in some cases, adults.
The earlier records of the Charity Commission (otherwise in CHAR) relate solely to educational endowments transferred to the department under the Board of Education Act 1899. They have retained their Charity Commission reference numbers but were also stamped with the institution or foundation number used by the board. Subsequent records are in the Board of Education series.
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Arrangement
Alphabetically under counties and, where applicable, under a general section.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Education, 1899-1944
- Charity Commission, 1853-1853
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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76 file(s)
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- Topics
- Charities
- Children
- Disability
- Education
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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These endowments were administered under the Charitable Trusts Acts, including schemes and orders made under these Acts.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6837/
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