Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1916-1948. (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
5 vols.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Richard J. Ellis; Aberystwyth; Donation; 1966
Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Friendly Society per Richard J. Ellis; Aberystwyth; Deposit; 1976
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minute books, originally called Resolution books, contain minutes of annual, half yearly and district management committee meetings. The minutes include the names of the officers and delegates of lodges present; resolutions discussed relating to auditors' reports, quinquennial valuations and recommendations of the Board of Directors of the M.U.F.S.; the administration of individual Lodges, including disciplinary proceedings for non-compliance with the Order's Rules; late returns of financial statements and accounts; not forwarding records for examination within the prescribed time; financial problems, including Fund deficiencies and varying of rates and levies of Lodges; accounts of payments authorised by the District to Lodges; authorisation for payments by the District Treasurer; appointment of delegates to the Annual Moveable Conference; and appeals from individual members against decisions made by their Lodges.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically at NLW.
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their readers’ ticket.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: GA4.