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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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Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts: Festival of Britain. Records
Catalogue reference: EL 6
What’s it about?
This record is about the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts: Festival of Britain. Records dating from 1946-1957.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Victoria & Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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EL 6
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Title (The name of the record)
- Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts: Festival of Britain. Records
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Date (When the record was created)
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1946-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Arts Council relating to work undertaken in connection with the 1951 Festival of Britain. They contain information on the planning of the festival, art exhibitions, regional festival activities, dramatic performances, the commissioning of music and opera, and poetry competitions.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the Festival of Britain Office WORK 25
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Victoria & Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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177 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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No records held at The National Archives for this series
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Transferred to Victoria and Albert museum in 1997
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7114/
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This record is held at Victoria & Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design
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Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts: Festival of Britain. Records
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