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
War Damage Commission: Establishment and General Files
Catalogue reference: IR 39
What's it about?
IR 39
This series consists of a small selection of administrative and general files covering accommodation, organization, selection of War Damage Commissioners, Whitley Council and the closure of the War Damage Office of the Inland Revenue as a...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IR 39
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Damage Commission: Establishment and General Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a small selection of administrative and general files covering accommodation, organization, selection of War Damage Commissioners, Whitley Council and the closure of the War Damage Office of the Inland Revenue as a separate branch. There is also one file of the War Works Commission.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Arranged in file number order under the references and headings given to them by the War Damage Commission.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further records of the War Works Commission see T 180
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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)
- 29 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9377/
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