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Gus Jones Papers

  • GB 0210 GUSJON
  • Fonds
  • 1905-1982 (accumulated [c.1939]-1982)

The fonds comprises papers of Gus Jones mostly relating to his public career; there are few personal or family papers.

Jones, Gus 1912-1988

Public life and offices

The group comprises papers relating to the local government authorities and other bodies on which Gus Jones served, together with other administrative and political papers, 1929-1982.

Welshpool Borough Council

The series comprises papers relating to Welshpool Borough Council, namely collecting books, agendas and minutes, and letters and papers.

Welshpool (Wales). Borough Council.

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.

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.

Toc H Movement

The series contains papers relating to the Toc H Christian Fellowship Movement, including programmes, pamphlets and invitations reflecting the activities of the movement on a national, regional and local level.

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.

Collecting books

The file contains collecting books for the local fund of the Lord Mayor of London's Fund for the Relief of Distress in Mining Areas, opened by Sarah Evans Davies, mayor of Welshpool. The notebooks give the names and addresses of donors, including the employees of local companies, and the sums donated.

Davies, Sarah Evans, d. 1944

Agendas and minutes

The file contains agendas, minutes and supporting papers of the council and committees, including papers, 1973, of the shadow authority.

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.

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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