Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1958-1978 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.886 cubic metres (65 boxes, 1 volume)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Cambrian Airways Ltd was one of the smaller airlines in Britain, formed in 1935 as Cambrian Air Services. In 1939, it came under the control of the Associated Airways Joint Committee, which in 1947 was taken over by British European Airways. In 1967, the company became wholly owned by BEA, along with BKS (operating in northeast England). Statistics were collected by the Board of Trade, Department of Trade and Industry until 1972 and afterwards by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by David Birmingham in 1980.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records relating to the traffic movements of Cambrian Airways Ltd, 1958-1978, including business, operating and traffic records, 1959-1978; statistics required by legislation and collected by the Board of Trade, Department of Trade and Industry until 1972 and afterwards by the Civil Aviation Authority, 1960-1979; and day-by-day breakdown of passengers to flights, 1964-1968.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: monthly statistics required by legislation and for company reports; budget/actual comparisons; revenue estimates; budget statistics; monthly traffic carryings; weekly route statistics; sector boards; point-to-point passenger statistics (by route, monthly and daily); flying returns; freight and mail carryings and point-to-point statistics; freighter services statistics; monthly cargo statistics; tours and special holiday flights; excess baggage statistics; miscellaneous statistics; forward bookings; planning correspondence and statistics; correspondence with BKS Air Transport Ltd/Northeast; and correspondence and memoranda.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Cambrian Airways -- Archives (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
January 2004
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Cambrian Airways Ltd Records; British Airways website (www. Britishairways.com), viewed January 2003.