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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
German War Documents Project: American Committee for Study of War Documents Selection...
Catalogue reference: GFM 21
What's it about?
GFM 21
Copies of files from the captured German Foreign Ministry Archives, filmed for the German War Documents Project. These files were selected for filming by the American Committee for Study of War Documents.
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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GFM 21
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Title (The name of the record)
- German War Documents Project: American Committee for Study of War Documents Selection (ACP)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1855-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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Copies of files from the captured German Foreign Ministry Archives, filmed for the German War Documents Project. These files were selected for filming by the American Committee for Study of War Documents.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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All items in this series were originally catalogued in German. Machine-assisted translation has been used to generate English language descriptions. The original German description has been retained.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Item references have been artifically created and added as discrete numerical sequences within each piece. When searching for an item on the microfilm reel, please refer to the original German Foreign Ministry reference code or the original German title captured in the Description field in this catalogue.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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ACP
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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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German
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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433 microform
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in microform only
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The American Committee for Study of War Documents had a wide and far-reaching programme of filming series of documents relating to all continents. The word 'American' was dropped from the title during the filming programme, consequent upon a reorganization of the Committee.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8581/
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