Papers, 1980-[1995], relating to Colonel Frank Stanley Morgan (1844-1907), commissioner of the Imperial Chinese Customs, Percy Smith and to The Rhos Orpheus Male Choir’s visit to China and Hong Kong in 1980. This was the first ever visit to China by a Welsh Male Voice Choir.
Papers, 1991-2015, relating mainly to Welsh soldiers and missionaries in China.
Papers relating to the fundraising involved in The China '89 project when a group of children from Wales visited China for the first time in March 1989, together with the diary of one of the students on the tour.
Swansea Branch of the Wales China Friendship Society
Papers, 1976-79, relating to the Swansea branch of the Wales China Friendship Society, together with a minute book, 1978-79, of the society.
Papers, [1986]-2014, relating to the history of The Shanghai Cup, the race held in Cardiff in 1997, together with the programme of the symposium 'Reading China, translating Wales' held at Bangor University in 2014.
Papers relating to the visit by delegates from the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) to Wales in 1992.
Papers relating to Ena Niedergang's research on the missionary work of Griffith John in China, together with a copy of the magazine Cambria, 2013, vol. 13, no. 4, including an article by her entitled 'Griffith John, Wuhan, and me'.
Papers relating to the visit of the choir to China and Hong Kong in 1980.
Wales-China Friendship Society
Papers, 1985-2018, including correspondence, press cuttings and minutes of meetings relating to the activities of The Wales-China Friendship Society (WCFS), also known as Tseina a Chymru Undebol, which was established in 1975. The papers relate to the visit of The Peking Opera to Cardiff in 1986 and The Welsh Dragon Exhibition in Shanghai, 1988, during the Year of the Dragon.
Also included is a notebook recording notable events of the society by Ena Niedergang',1992-2012; a poster for her illustrated lecture: ‘Welsh links with the nation of China over the centuries’, at The National Museum in Cardiff, 1996; and papers relating to a proposal for a charter – Europe China Federation (ECF).
Wales-China Friendship Society
Papers, 1986 -2013, relating to the Wales-China Friendship Society (Tseina a Chymru Undebol) which was established in 1975, including newsletters, 1990-2013. The charity was closed in 2015 by the trustees.
Papers, 1986-2014, relating to the Reverend William Thomas Beynon, a missionary in China who was murdered there along with his wife and three children in 1900, and to the Bible presented to him by Siloh Sunday School, Nantyffyllon.
Constitution and charity status
Papers relating to the constitution which was adopted in 1977, amended in 1979 and amended further in 1981.
Papers relating to Timothy Richard, a missionary in China, 1985-2019, including papers commemorating the centenary of his death in 2019.
Wales-China: 250 years of history
Further papers, 1990-2017, relating to her research for the book published in 2015, including cards and letters of congratulations on its success, and papers relating to her visits to China.
Cardiff Branch of The Wales China Friendship Society
Mailings and reports relating to the branch, 1976-1978.