Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1950-1986 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.054 cubic metres (6 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Very little information has been found on the Cymric Federation Press. It appears to have been active 1920-1987, and may have been the one of the main printers for various organisations in Wales, including the Labour Party, the Welsh Centre for International Affairs and the National Union of Mineworkers, South Wales Area.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area), Sardis Road, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, per Mr Dave Kennedy, in December 1987.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Printers' files and related papers relating to divisional Labour Party general and local government election pamphlets, posters and addresses, 1950-1986; Cardiff May Day Rally, 1964-1965; Cardiff ward branches, 1961-1986; the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, 1973-1986; and Brynlliw Lodge and the National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area), 1953-1984.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following groups: divisional parties, ward branches, and miscellaneous. Papers relating to the executive council and annual conference of the National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area), 1953-1984, have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books.
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 in NLW, Minor lists and summaries, 1988.
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
- Labour Party (Great Britain) (Subject)
- National Union of Mineworkers(South Wales Area) (Subject)
- Welsh Centre for International Affairs. (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
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW Project. The following source was consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1988.