Identity area
Reference code
WC
Title
Wales District Congress
Date(s)
- 1945-1991 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-sub-fonds
Extent and medium
18 folders
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The first all Wales Congress of the Communist Party was held at the Cory Hall, Cardiff, in 1945. The first South Wales Congress of the Communist Party was held in 1920.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The group contains papers relating to the Communist Party of Great Britain Wales District Congress, from the first in 1945 to the last in 1991; including printed congress reports, resolutions and amendments, speeches, notes by Bert Pearce and related documents. The amount of material available for the period before Bert Pearce was Welsh Secretary (pre-1960) is sparse. From 1960 the Congress was held biennially, with some exceptions.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into eighteen files in chronological order.
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Conditions governing access
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Language of material
Script of material
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: WC
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004274804
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000274804