The story of
The General Strike
In May 1926 over 1.5 million UK workers went on strike, bringing Britain to a standstill. Our records provide an insight into its origins and impact.
Series
Registry of Friendly Societies: Intermediate Correspondence Files
Catalogue reference: FS 24
What's it about?
FS 24
This series contains intermediate files containing correspondence between the Registry of Friendly Societies and trade unions arising from the Registry's responsibilities under the Trade Union Acts. They include papers relating to proposals to...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FS 24
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Title (The name of the record)
- Registry of Friendly Societies: Intermediate Correspondence Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950-1978
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains intermediate files containing correspondence between the Registry of Friendly Societies and trade unions arising from the Registry's responsibilities under the Trade Union Acts. They include papers relating to proposals to revise union rules and complaints from union members and others alleging breaches of rules or procedure. Matters covered include misuse of union funds and grievances concerning payment of political levy.
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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)
- 332 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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
- Labour
- Friendly societies
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- From 1971 to 1974 the files were held by the Registry of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- The files in this series have been selected to illustrate the relationship between the Registry of Friendly Societies and trade union officials and individual trade union members.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8434/
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