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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
Archives of British and American Claims Commission (1871)
Catalogue reference: FO 305
What's it about?
FO 305
This series contains records of the British and American Claims Commission. Comprises papers relating to claims, with awards, correspondence, accounts, journals, printed papers, etc.
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 305
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Title (The name of the record)
- Archives of British and American Claims Commission (1871)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1871-1875
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the British and American Claims Commission. Comprises papers relating to claims, with awards, correspondence, accounts, journals, printed papers, etc.
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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
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- British and American Claims Commission, 1871-1875
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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98 bundle(s)
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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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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- An index of the names of the British and American claimants for FO 305/1-66 is available at the Public Record Office, Kew.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7619/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
689,247 records
Within the department: FO
Records created or inherited by the Foreign Office
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Archives of British and American Claims Commission (1871)
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