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Gus Jones Papers File
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Ysgol Maesydre papers

The file contains papers relating to the school, including a survey of the school by the Powys LEA advisory staff, 1979.

Working papers

The file contains working papers of Gus Jones as a member of the Welshpool Borough Council, including his period as mayor, 1965-1967. Included are papers, 1962-1966, concerning the failure of the then town clerk to return housing revenue accounts to the Welsh Office.

Standing orders

The file contains general standing orders, and standing orders relating to contracts.

Speeches

The file contains notes for two speeches made by Gus Jones, one in opposition to the establishment of a gypsy site at Welshpool, and the other a vote of thanks to Harry Jones, a planning officer.

Reports

The file contains reports of the Assistant Director of Social Services relating to the Welshpool sub-office, 1975; and the Curator of the Powysland Museum relating to the staircase from Park, Caersws; the HM Inspector of Schools relating to humanities courses in Powys; and the Welsh Office relating to a planning application in Welshpool, all 1979.

Religious interests

The file contains notices, programmes, orders of service and other papers mainly relating to local churches and chapels. Included are orders of service for annual bilingual inter-denominational services at Abaty Glyn-y-groes (Valle Crucis Abbey), 1979-1980, and for the enthronement of Alwyn Rice Jones as Bishop of St Asaph, 1982, and letters relating to the visit of Pope John Paul II to Canterbury, 1982.

Personal papers

The file contains letters to Gus Jones while he was serving in the Royal Corps of Signals and later during civilian life, including two referring to his British Legion gold medal. The papers also include a report on his father's retirement from the Montgomeryshire Constabulary, 1939; a newsletter of the Welshpool Comforts Fund, 1940; his election address as a candidate for the Powys County Council, 1973; and a journal of a Baltic cruise on the SS Uganda, 1974, visiting Kristiansand, Visby, Leningrad, Helsinki and Copenhagen.

Oldford Infants' School papers

The file contains papers relating to the school, including a programme for the official opening, 1975, and the speech given on the occasion by Gus Jones, chair of the school's managing board, a post he held from 1975 to 1979.

`No to the Assembly' campaign

The file contains agendas, minutes and accounts of the Montgomeryshire committee of the `No to the Assembly' campaign during the 1979 devolution referendum.

Minutes

The file comprises the minute book of the Services Committee, 1948-1964.

Letters and papers

The file contains letters of Gus Jones as county councillor. Correspondents include Alex Carlile, parliamentary candidate for Montgomery, and Delwyn Williams, MP. Subjects include roads, schools and homes for the aged in Powys, 'Nuclear Free Powys', the Montgomery Canal, and the sale of furniture (inventory included) at Clive House, Welshpool.

Letters

The file contains letters, including some relating to the old cockpit at Welshpool, the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, the Queen's Silver Jubilee, and a gypsy site at the Withy Beds.

Invitations and tickets

The file contains invitations to civic receptions and local events, and tickets for the Welshpool Town Council lottery.

Invitations and programmes

The file contains invitation cards and programmes relating to local events to which Gus Jones was invited, including the official opening of schools, libraries and homes for the aged.

Family papers

The file contains papers relating to the Girls' Friendly Society, 1905-1939, of which his mother was a member, together with an annual report of the Montgomery District of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, 1929, which lists Gus Jones's uncle, Jonathan Griffiths, as immediate past provincial master, and papers relating to his mother's widow's police pension, 1963.

Election addresses

The file contains papers relating to local government and parliamentary elections. They include addresses by Gwyn M. Evans (Labour), 1964, and Dr Carl Clowes (Plaid Cymru), 1979, as parliamentary candidates for Montgomeryshire.

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