Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1912-1975 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.081 cubic metres (9 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
David Thomas Guy (1905-1976) was the secretary of the South Wales District of the Workers' Educational Association from 1938 until 1970. He was a student at Coleg Harlech and also one of its governors. He was a Sunday school teacher in the Welsh Congregational Chapel in Cathays, Cardiff.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs Annie Guy, Dinas Powys, widow of David Thomas Guy, in 1993 and 1995.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of David Thomas Guy, 1912-1975, including papers relating to the Workers' Educational Association, 1920-1973, in particular of the South Wales District; minute book of Cardiff Printers Ltd, 1946-1973; papers relating to the University of Wales, 1973-1975, and Coleg Harlech, 1971-1975; papers of the Welsh Advisory Committee of the British Council, 1971-1973; appointment diaries, 1939-1973; and bibliographical notes, press cuttings, photographs and personal memorabilia, 1948-1970.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: Workers' Educational Association; Cardiff Printers Ltd; University of Wales; Council for Education in World Citizenship; Coleg Harlech; Welsh Advisory Committee of the British Council; personal; and miscellaneous printed material.
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 & summaries 1993, pp. 24-27, and 1996, p. 24. The catalogue is also available 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
- British Council. Welsh Advisory Committee -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Cardiff Printers -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Workers' Educational Association -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Coleg Harlech -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- University of Wales -- Archives (Subject)
- British Council. Welsh Advisory Committee. (Subject)
- Cardiff Printers. (Subject)
- Workers' Educational Association. South Wales (Subject)
- Coleg Harlech. (Subject)
- Council for Education in World Citizenship. (Subject)
- Guy, D. T. (David Thomas), 1905-1976 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Guy, D. T. (David Thomas), 1905-1976 -- Photographs. (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 Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor lists & summaries 1993.