Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1922-1972, 1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-sub-fonds
Extent and medium
4 envelopes, 10 vols, 4 outsize vols, 2 bundles, 19 folders
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The University of Wales Press was established following one of the recommendations of the Haldane Commission which reported in 1918. It was set up by statute in 1922. The Press claimed in 1934 that its aims were to publish Welsh texts for University students, Welsh history books, books in Welsh for the general public and 'standard readers' for use in schools. Some of the emphasis has altered since 1934 however, and the Press - which is a publishing house - now publishes in selected fields within the humanities, modern languages and social science as well as publishing dictionaries, reference-works, and books for schools and adult education. The Press is run by a Director and a Press Management Board.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Annual Reports, 1922-1956, minutes, 1922-1972, Secretary's agendas and papers, 1925-1968, Secretary's general papers and correspondence, 1921-1958, Registrar's subject files, 1924-1985, financial records, 1924-1952, and minutes of the executive committee of the Press Board, 1940-1941.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into two groups: administrative papers and financial and stock records
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: LH