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AR107
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- 1942 - 1949 (Creation)
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The Public Assistance Office, a department of the Borough Council, was in existence from 1930 (when the responsibilities of the Board of Guardians were transferred to the local authority) until 1948 (when the work passed to the new Welfare Services Committee of the Council, the Ministry of National Insurance, and the National Health service). It was responsible for a range of welfare activities, including poor relief, medical services, and the care of children and old people. Its offices were in Mayday Road. During World War 2, many of the staff volunteered or were called up into the services. The Mayday Monthly News Letter (edited by Mr JS Cashel) was begun in April 1942 as a means of keeping them in touch with their friends and colleagues. It continued publication until the end of the war.
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The volumes were presented to the Archivist at a reunion of former Public Assistance Office staff, organised by Mr Tom Elliott and Miss Joan Wilson, and held at the Sandrock Hotel, Shirley, on 29 April 1997.
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Accession Number: A107
Public Assistance Office staff newsletter and album
Two volumes relating to the staff of the Public Assistance Office, Mayday Road: bound volume of the Mayday Monthly News Letter, April 1942-Sept 1945; and photograph album of members of staff in the services.
Item date: 1942-1949
Accession date: 29/4/1997
Custodial history: The volumes were presented to the Archivist at a reunion of former Public Assistance Office staff, organised by Mr Tom Elliott and Miss Joan Wilson, and held at the Sandrock Hotel, Shirley, on 29 April 1997.
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Two volumes relating to the staff of the Public Assistance Office, Mayday Road: bound volume of the Mayday Monthly News Letter, April 1942-Sept 1945; and photograph album of members of staff in the services.
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GB-352-ar107
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24/06/2015