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Correspondence with the Mining Association of Great Britain relating to the coal mining industry in general, and also relating to specific topics such as pitwood, unemployment insurance, holiday clubs, workmen's compensation, Coal Utilisation Council research, the Welfare Fund Bill, pit ponies, miners' nystagmus, trade union membership, the provision of men and labour during war time, and post-war celebrations. General correspondence files may include not only letters but also memoranda, notes for deputations, and meeting notices, agenda and papers for meetings of the Central, Transport, Joint Standing Consultative, Propaganda, Timber, Wagon, Joint National Negotiating, and Post-War Research Committees.

Memoranda of Agreements which contain generally lists of the representatives from both the owners' and workmens' sides, the decision regarding general rate of wages or other topics in dispute, rules of procedure and the effective dates of the Agreement, and relevant memoranda and statements. They may also include printed notices which were to be displayed by the collieries. Many Agreements contain original signatures.

Transcripts of meetings of the Hauliers' Conciliation Board, between representatives of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association and representatives of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Master Hauliers and Traffic Foremen's Association. The majority of the meetings are concerned with the interpretation of formal Conciliation Board Agreements by various member collieries, and the resulting disputes over wages and working conditions.

Material relating to the Coal Dust Research and the General Research Committees of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association. Material comprises minutes and research reports. The minutes are mainly for meetings of the Coal Dust Research Committee, which met to receive, and approve, periodic reports of work completed by Dr. T. D. Jones, Director of Research. They contain interim and final reports from Dr. Jones, statements of expenditure for the Coal Dust Research Department, and outlines of future research programmes. The minutes also include several meetings where both the Coal Dust and General Research committees met. Research reports deal with a variety of issues such as air sampling, the use of sprays for dust suppression, ventilation in mines, the effects of various types of conveyors on coal dust, sodium vapour lamps used underground, and pneumokoniosis amongst others.

Material relating to the South Wales Coal Shipment Advisory Committee, which represented the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners Association, the South Wales Coal Exporters Association, the Bristol Channel District Association of Chartered Shipbrokers, and the Great Western Railway. The committee dealt with such matters as the marketing of coal, effects of railway rates on the shipment of coal, and matters concerning the import or export of coal in general. Material comprises reports, meeting minutes and agendas, and notices calling meetings.

Material relating to the work of the South Wales Committee on a Physical and Chemical Survey of the National Coal Resources, comprising minutes and reports. The committee examined data relative to the research work as it proceeded, directed the lines of the work, and advised on the subject generally.

Material relating to the work and activities of the Central Committee of the Mining Association of Great Britain comprising minutes of meetings. There is an index to the minutes in the front of each volume.

Material relating mainly to the Mining Association of Great Britain Transport Committee, with some material relating to the Wagon Committee and Transport Sub-Committee. Material comprises minutes of meetings and related letters and papers.

Bound volumes providing tabulated information on disputes dealt with by the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association. Information includes the name and owner of each colliery, the subject of the dispute, the duration of the dispute and any Conciliation Board recommendations. Lists and indexes are also included in this group. See P4/2 for scrapbooks relating to disputes during 1880-1897.

Collection of press cuttings from national and local papers relating to the coal and allied industries, prepared by Durrants Press Cutting Agency.

Material comprises cuttings from Welsh newspapers, including the Glamorgan Advertiser, South Wales News, Western Mail, Aberdare Leader and Merthyr Express among many others. The majority of articles are of a political nature.

Reports of meetings and conferences attended by members of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association including internal and external ad-hoc meetings, external committee meetings, deputations, and coal mining-related industry conferences and visits to collieries.

Reports and papers of the early Secretaries of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, as well as more general Association reports and entries from mining trainees for the 1938 Eisteddfod.

Statistical calculations, tables and summaries relating to mining wages and working conditions. This group of records also contains auditor's statements (S1/3/6-8) which show the detailed figures required for operating the various Conciliation Board agreements.

Volumes which record information mainly on stoppages without notice. The last 3 volumes in this group (D1/3/3-5) also record information regarding prosecutions, damages and indemnity.

Material relating to cases heard before specific Select and Departmental Committees which were appointed to enquire into a variety of coal industry matters, including the price and availablility of coal, proposed railway legislation, pay and working conditions of miners, and safety conditions in mines.

Press cuttings relating to Sliding Scale Agreements made between the Coal Owners Association and various groups of workmen during the period 1882-1895, including statistics relevant to the negotiations. The files may also include printed copies of wage agreements, reports, memoranda and notes.

Press cuttings related to the Strike of 1898, encompassing the history of the dispute, the serving of termination notices, and the signing of the revised Agreement. Some correspondence, letters and telegrams related to the strike are also included.

Fuel research reports produced by the staff of the Coal Survey Laboratory at the School of Mines, Treforest. Research work centered on surveying the Nine Feet Seam in the South Wales coalfield through examination and sampling. The work of the Coal Survey Laboratory was directed by the Local Coal Survey Committee (South Wales), set up under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Material consists primarily of analyses of samples taken from various seams worked in South Wales collieries, and often includes sketch maps of sample locations, a report on the fusion point of coal ash, and related letters and correspondence. Reports on other related topics, such as hydrogenation of South Wales coals, spontaneous combustion, and the breakage of coals are also included.

Annual reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines on coal mines across England, Scotland, and Wales. They are arranged by district and generally contain statistics and reports on fatal accidents; general observations on ventilation and methods of working at the mines; details of equipment used; a list of collieries in the district and their location and owner; and may contain comments and observations on the living conditions of the miners. Districts covered by the reports include the counties of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland, the mining districts of Scotland, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Lancashire, Cheshire, North Wales, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, and South England and Wales.