Catalogue description Ministry of Social Security and Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefits Commission and predecessors: Seal Matrices

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Reference: BN 64
Title: Ministry of Social Security and Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefits Commission and predecessors: Seal Matrices
Description:

Seal matrices, and examples of the actual seals of bodies concerned with the dispensing of relief to the unemployed and others in need, from the Poor Law Commission established in 1834 to the Supplementary Benefits Commission (SBC) established in 1966.

The series also contains papers relating to the provision of seals for the Unemployment Assistance Board and SBC and papers concerning the preservation of the SBC seal at the Public Record Office.

Date: 1834-1966
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Assistance Board, 1940-1948

National Assistance Board, 1948-1966

Poor Law Commissioners for England and Wales, 1834-1930

Supplementary Benefits Commission, 1966-1980

Unemployment Assistance Board, 1934-1940

Physical description: 8 seals and matrices
Access conditions: Open
Accruals: Series is not accruing.

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