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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.
Series
Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulates, Bolivia: General Correspondence
Catalogue reference: FO 126
What's it about?
FO 126
This series contains general correspondence of the British embassy and legations in Bolivia. There is no correspondence for the period 1852 to 1925.
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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FO 126
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulates, Bolivia: General Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1837-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains general correspondence of the British embassy and legations in Bolivia. There is no correspondence for the period 1852 to 1925.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For correspondence, 1903-1910 see FO 177
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Correspondence for the period 1910 to 1925 is not known to survive.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and Spanish
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Foreign Office, Consulates, Bolivia, 1837-1852
- Foreign Office, Consulates, Bolivia, 1911-1968
- Foreign Office, Embassy, Bolivia, 1837-1852
- Foreign Office, Embassy, Bolivia, 1911-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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106 files and volumes
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Additional safe handling procedures are in place. Records must be ordered in advance.
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Americas
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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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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Between 1853 and 1903 there was no British diplomatic representation and little consular representation in Bolivia. From 1903 to 1910 the British Government was represented at La Paz by the minister accredited to the Government of Peru at Lima.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7440/
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Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulates, Bolivia: General Correspondence
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