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 Record Files of Trade Unions Removed...
Catalogue reference: FS 26
What's it about?
FS 26
This series contains intermediate files for unions or associations which were removed from the register between 1949 and 1971. The files consist of annual returns, copies of rules and amendments, lists of senior union officials and, in some...
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 26
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Title (The name of the record)
- Registry of Friendly Societies: Intermediate Record Files of Trade Unions Removed From the Register Between 1940 and 1971, Rules and Amendments etc.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1871-1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains intermediate files for unions or associations which were removed from the register between 1949 and 1971. The files consist of annual returns, copies of rules and amendments, lists of senior union officials and, in some cases, correspondence.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
In numerical order of former reference.
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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)
- 170 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8436/
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