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Invoices directed to the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1962-1973, 1975, 1978, 1995-2000 and undated, relating to packaging and transportation of works to be exhibited, printing of publicity material, framing of exhibited works, hiring of exhibition spaces and reimbursement of expenses; with related correspondence and notes. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Bob Weir.

Chairman's agendas and minutes of the 56 Group/56 Group Wales executive committee meetings held December 1963 to March 1969, with related correspondence.

Correspondence, 1963-1965 and undated, including circular letters, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Group members; members' biographical notes; miscellaneous Group papers; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths.

Correspondence, 1963-1969, between Group secretaries Pat Cross and Mary Griffiths and other members of the Group executive committee and the Welsh Committee of the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales); circular letter, 1969, from Mary Griffiths to Group members; copy of Arts Council of Great Britain report; Group grant applications, 1965-1970; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group's Oils & Constructions exhibition tour of 1964 held at the Dillwyn Gallery in Swansea, the Arts Council Gallery in Cardiff, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Newport Museum & Art Gallery and the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol, including correspondence, 1963-1964, largely between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and exhibition venues; printed invitations to private viewings; exhibition itineraries and estimated expenses; other related correspondence; and material relating to publicity. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Invoices sent by the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1963-1970, 1978-1981 and undated, relating to hiring of exhibition spaces, printing of publicity material, lecture fees and sales of exhibited works. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Mary Griffiths.

File of Group 56 secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1963-1966 and undated, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli, David Tinker, John Wright and Eric Malthouse (subject-matter including a proposal by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli to amend the Group name to '56 Group Wales'); draft letter, [1966], from Arthur Giardelli to the Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford; and circular letters, 1965 and undated, from Mary Griffiths to Group members. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths. Two letters from Mary Griffiths to Arthur Giardelli duplicated. One letter from Arthur Giardelli to Mary Griffiths appears to lack its beginning.

Lists of Group members, 1963-[2012] (some years missing), with addresses, telephone numbers and (in later lists) email addresses of members, some lists including the year individual members joined the Group and one list noting the ages of Group members; circular note, 2001, to Group members regarding membership ballot; and a letter, 1982, from Group secretary Mary Griffiths to the National Museum of Wales. Some folios annotated by Group secretaries Mary Griffiths and Bob Weir and others.

Material relating to the 56 Group's Paintings & Sculpture exhibition tour of 1965 held at the Bear Lane Gallery in Oxford, the Dillwyn Gallery in Swansea, Carmarthen Art Gallery, the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff and Bangor Art Gallery, including correspondence, 1964-1965; draft and printed exhibition catalogues; and printed invitation to private viewing in Oxford. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Mary Griffiths.

Photographs of Group members and their work and postcards showing Group members' works, arranged in alphabetical order, with details of subject-matter noted on dorse of items. Dorse of some items signed by the artist.

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Photo books 6028, size B & 6029, size B.

Correspondence largely between 56 Group/56 Group Wales secretary Mary Griffiths and Group 56/Group 56 Wales treasurer David Tinker and auditors, 1964-1996. One folio annotated with note from David Tinker to Mary Griffiths.

Papers, including correspondence between insurers and Group secretary Mary Griffiths, 1964, 1970, 1975, relating to insurance of 56 Group/56 Group Wales members' exhibited works and to insurance claims relating to exhibited works stolen (1970) and damaged (1975).

Group members' (N-Z) exhibition catalogues, some undated. One catalogue annotated.

Ring-binder scrapbook containing mainly press cuttings and items taken from printed sources relating to 56 Group/56 Group Wales exhibitions, 1964-1978. Some items annotated. Some items loose.

Material relating to 56 Group/56 Group Wales publicity, 1964-[2007], including publicity officer's report; press reports; Group publicity statements; lists of invitees to private viewings; and related correspondence and printed emails.

AUDIO CASSETTE INCLUDED WITH THIS MATERIAL KEPT SEPARATELY AND MAY BE VIEWED ON REQUEST FROM:
CM 15708
CM 15709

Correspondence, 1965-1967 and undated, including circular letters, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Group members; letter, 1967, to Group treasurer David Tinker from Group member Ernest [Zobole]; members' biographical notes; booklet relating to an exhibition by Group member Jeffrey Steele; miscellaneous Group papers; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths.

Lists of 56 Group/56 Group Wales exhibitions, 1957-1999, including rough list of number of exhibitions, 1957-1991, in hand of Group secretary Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths and Group secretary Bob Weir.

Material relating to the 56 Group's A Selection of Small Works exhibition held at Exeter University, 1965, including correspondence of Group secretary Mary Griffiths with exhibiting artists, exhibition venue and other recipients; press release by Group treasurer David Tinker; and lists of exhibited works, with prices. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group's 56/65 Contemporary Painting & Sculpture exhibition held at Newtown Library, 1965, comprising printed invitation to private viewing.

Lists of those 56 Group/56 Group Wales members owing subscription fees, 1965-1994, 1999-2000, with related correspondence, largely from Group secretaries Mary Griffiths and Julian Sheppard to Group members; list of Group members as of October 1974; list of Group members due to contribute towards exhibition opening, 1978; and receipt book, 1993-1994. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths and Group treasurer David Tinker.