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Glamorgan Archives
National Union of Railwaymen records
Reference code(s): GB 0214 DNUR
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Title: National Union of Railwaymen records
Short title: National Union of Railwaymen, records
Dates of creation: 1874-1987
Level of description: Fonds
Extent and medium: 0.024 cubic metres (2 boxes)
Name of creator(s): National Union of Railwaymen, Pontypridd Branch and Llantrisant Branch
CONTEXT
Administrative and biographical history: The National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) was formed in 1913 by the amalgamation of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales (ASRS), the General Railway Workers' Union and the United Pointsmen's and Signalmen's Society. The ASRS was the dominant partner in this amalgamation. In 1990, the National Union of Railwaymen amalgamated with the National Union of Seamen to form the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT). The Pontypridd Branch of the NUR was formed in 1946, by an amalgamation of Pontypridd No. 1 Branch and Pontypridd No. 2 Branch. The Llantrisant and Cowbridge branches were initially formed in 1874 by the ASRS; they were later merged as the Llantrisant branch of the NUR.
CONTENT
Scope and content: Records of the National Union of Railwaymen - Pontypridd and Llantrisant Branches, 1874-1987: Pontypridd No. 1 Branch, minutes books, 1943-1946; Pontypridd No. 2 Branch, minutes books, 1910-1946; Pontypridd Branch, minutes books, 1946-1984; balance sheets, 1912-1926 (with gaps); and receipts, correspondence and circulars, 1913-1933; forms relating to membership of the N.U.R., including transfers to and from Pontypridd branch and benefit; report on annual meeting of South Wales Regional Council of Labour, 1939; conditions of service of Conciliation Grades, 1920; rules of the Taff Vale Railway Employees Accident Fund, 1934; copy of Railways Act 1921; Llantrisant Branch, ASRS, minutes book, 1874-1891; minute books, 1925-1939; minutes book, 1950-1982; register of members, Cowbridge branch, ASRS, 1875-1918; register of members, Cowbridge, later Llanrisant branch, NUR, 1875-1976; and financial records, correspondence and minutes, 1918-1994.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/script: English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements: Good to fair condition
System of arrangement: Arranged by branch, by type, and chronologically
Conditions governing access: No restrictions
Conditions governing reproduction: Usual Glamorgan Archives conditions apply.
Finding aids: A full version of the catalogue can be searched online at http://calmview.cardiff.gov.uk/calmview/
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: All records have been retained.
Accruals: Accruals are possible.
Immediate source of acquisition: Deposited by private individuals at various dates.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related units of description: Related units of description held at the Glamorgan Record Office: DXGC 116, Register of names and addresses of members of National Union of Railwaymen, Penarth No. 1 Branch, [c. 1930]-1960.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note: Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Archivist's note: Compiled by Hayden Burns for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Glamorgan Record Office, Catalogue of records for the National Union of Railwaymen; P.S. Bagwell, The Railwaymen: History of the National Union of Railwaymen, (2 vols., George Allen and Unwin, 1963 & 1982).
Rules or conventions: This description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) second edition, AACR2, and LCSH.
Date(s) of description: February 2004
INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
National Union of Railwaymen | Archives
Railways | Employees | Trades unions | Wales, South
Personal names
Corporate names
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
National Union of Railwaymen | Cowbridge branch
National Union of Railwaymen | Llantrisant branch
National Union of Railwaymen | Pontypridd branch
