sub-fonds GB 0117 MS 777 - British Empire Exhibition Committee

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GB 0117 MS 777

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British Empire Exhibition Committee

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  • 1925 (Creation)

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The British Empire Exhibition was an exhibition held at Wembley, Middlesex in 1924 and 1925. Its official aim was " to stimulate trade, to strengthen the bonds that bind the Mother Country to her Sister States and Daughter Nations, to bring all into closer touch, the one with the other, to enable all who owe allegiance to the British Flag to meet on common ground, and to learn to know each other. It is a family party, to which every member of the Empire is invited, and at which every part of the Empire is represented". It was opened by King George V 23 April 1924. Of the 58 members of the British Empire only Gambia and Gibraltar did not take part.

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GB 0117 MS 777 1925 Sub-fonds Unknown British Empire Exhibition Committee , Royal Society

The British Empire Exhibition was an exhibition held at Wembley, Middlesex in 1924 and 1925. Its official aim was " to stimulate trade, to strengthen the bonds that bind the Mother Country to her Sister States and Daughter Nations, to bring all into closer touch, the one with the other, to enable all who owe allegiance to the British Flag to meet on common ground, and to learn to know each other. It is a family party, to which every member of the Empire is invited, and at which every part of the Empire is represented". It was opened by King George V 23 April 1924. Of the 58 members of the British Empire only Gambia and Gibraltar did not take part.

Letters concerning the British Empire Exhibition Committee covering the period January to December 1925.

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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

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Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Feb 2009. Exhibitions Social systems Empires Royal Society British Empire Exhibition, 1924-1925

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Letters concerning the British Empire Exhibition Committee covering the period January to December 1925.

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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Royal Society

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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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