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Gb0219 M-1379 Xnwqu GB 0219 M/1379 XNWQU Gwynedd Archives, Caernarvon Record Office This catalogue was digitised by The National Archives as part of the National Register of Archives digitisation project NRA 28853 The National Archives i i j RECORDS OF THE NORTH WALES — ammtfiJBWa ONION. Caernarvonshire Record Office 1974 Records of the North Wales iuarrymen's Union, deposited by Mr. Idwal Edwards of the Transport and general Workers1 Union. Listed by Mrs. M.A. Aris, Senior Assistant Archivist. Class Mark: XflWQJJ CONTENTS mm 1 6 Union minutes 7 - 14 Lodge minutes 15 46 Union accounts and balance sheets 47 - 51 Cash books and ledgers 52 - 58 Union roll and contribution books 59 - 60 Receipts 61 - 69 Lodge records 70 100 Programmes etc* re annual conference and labour festival 101 - 179 Union letter books 180 - 181 Lodge letter books 182 ** 249 Correspondence files and general corres pondence 250 Branch c orres, ondenee 251 - 252 Union Solicitors' records 253 - 268 General union papers 269 - 276 Printed material 277 - 288 Papers, re the Penrhyn strikes 289 Contributions to other strikes 290 - 295 Quarry company records 296 297 Records of Dinesydd publishing company 298 299 Minutes of Caernarvon Labour Council mm 3C0 302 Minutes etc. of Gwyrfai Local Tribunal 303 - 305 Papers re Caernarvon Labour party 305 308 Papers re parliamentary candidature of R.T. Jones. 309 Miscellaneous UNION MINUTE BOOKS 1-6 Union Minutes; 1. 1881-92 MINUTE BOOK: North ftales Quarrymen'8 Union; with printed material re Union activities pasted-in. 2. 1892-1911 MINUTE BOOK: North Wales Quarrymen^ Union; with printed material pasted-in re Union activities including programmes of Labour Bay meetings (Gwyliau Llafur) from 1893­ 3* 1898 6 June APPEAL of Amalgamated Union of Upholsteres to fellow trade unionists for support during a lock-out in Scotland (printed). (Found with 2). k. 1899 19 July MINUTES of first General Council Meeting of the General federation of Trade Unions (printed;; v/ith news­ paper cutting inserted. (Found with 2). 5* 1912-21 MINUTE ?00K: Forth Wales Quarrymen's Union; v/ith printed material pasted-in re Union activities including programmes of Labour Bay meetings (Gwyliau Llafur). -1­ 6 1921-33 MINUTE BOOK: North Wales Quarry-ten1 s Union; with printed material pasted-in re Union activities including programmes of Labour Day Meetings (Gwyliau Llafur). -2­ LODGE MINUTES 7-14 Lod^e Minutest 7. 1888-92 MINUTE BOOK of Bethesda Lodge (with newspaper cuttings and other material pa3ted-in; including rules of the Forth ti'ales uarrymen^ Union, 189CJ testunau cynhadiedd arbennig Chwarelwyr Qogledd Cynru; papers ana discussions re hours of work, wages, working conditions, etc;. 8. 1887-91 lilNUTE BOOK of the Dinorwic lodge of the IT rt Wales tuarrymen^ Union. 9. 1891-93 lilNUTE BuGK of Linorwic lodge of the Forth . ales : uarryuenf s Union; in dorses Listt- of officers, representatives etc.. 10. 1902-3 MIFUTE BOOK of Dinorwie lodge. 11* 1905-9 KIFUTE BOOK of Cesarea lodge of the North Wales Cuarrymer/s Union. 1 2. 1909-27 M IF UTS BOOK of Gesarea lodge of the Forth Wales ruarryaen^ Union. 3­ 13* 1881-88 MITTUTE BOOK of the works committee at C^ebraicftycafn (includes a circular letter from Lord Penrhyn complaining that workmen have been rioting in Bethesda (16 xlaroh 1885). - ik* 1892-6 MINUTE BOOK of Caebraiohycafn lodge. UNION ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEETS 15-46 Union accounts and balance sheets: ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, 15. 1909 North Wales Quarryinen's Union- ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, 16* 1913 North Wales Quarrymen^ Union. ACCOUNTS AND E\LANCE SHEET, 17* 1922 North Wales Suarrymen's Union. ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, 18. 1923 North Wales Cuarrymen*s Union. ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, 19. 1925 North \vales Quarrymen^ Union. 20. 1926 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen*s union. 21. 1927 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen^ Union. 22. 1926 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET. North Wales Quarrymen's Union. 5­ 23* 1929 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen*s Union. 21*. 1930 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen*s Union. 25* 1931 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen*s Union. 26. 1932 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarry-men's Union. 27* 1933 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen's Union. 28. 1934 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarryaen^ Union. 29­ 1937 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen's Union. 30. 1938 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen*s Union. 31. 1939 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen's Union. 32. 1940 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, Forth wales Quarry-men's Union. 33* 1941 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarryiaen*s Union. 34 1942 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North V.ales Cuarrynen*s Union. 35* 1943 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarryinen'6 Urion. 36. 1944 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales ^uarrymen^ Union. 37- 1945 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen's Union. 38. 1946 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarryffienfs Union. 39. 19U7 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North wales Quarrymen*s Union. **** 19h8 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarry&en*s Union. -7­ M * 19^9 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarryme^s Union. 1*2* 1950 ACC UNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North Wales Quarrymen's Union. l& 1951 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North wales Quarrymen*s Union. kk* 1952 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SIIIET, North Wales Cviarryiaen's Union. 45 1953 ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North wales uarrymen's Union. kS 1955 ACC UNTS AND BALANCE SHEET, North wales Quarrymen'8 Union. -8"* ­ CASH BOOKS A O LEDGERS k7-51 Cash books and ledgers: 47* 1885-95 CASH BOOK ­ North wales Quarry-men's Union. 48. 1897-1914 CASH BOOK ­ North Wales Quarrynen's Union. 49* 1912-22 PETTY CASH BOOK ­ North Wales Quarrymen*s Union. 50. 1907-14 LEDGER ­ Forth Wales Quarrymen*s Union. 51. 1915-22 LEDGER ­ Forth Wales Quarrymen'8 Union. -9­ UNION ROLL AND CONTRIBUTIONS BOOKS 52-58 Union Roll and contributions books; 52. 1887-91 UNION ROLL, giving membership of lodges with individual contribution paid. 53. n.d. Z"l9127 Union Roll. 54* 1887.89 CONTRIBUTIONS BOOK, giving membership of lodge v/ith details of contributions to General Fund ana Annuity, Sick/Accident and Emigration Funds. 55* 1888 CONTRIBUTIONS BOOK, giving membership o f lodge with details of contributions to General Fund and Annuity, Sick/Accident and Emigration Funds. -10­ BENEFIT REGISTERS 56*58 Benefit registers; 56. 1921-22 UNEMPLOYED BENEFIT REOISTEB: gives names of members of lodges entitled to benefit and amounts paid. 57. 1921-22 UNEMPLOYED BENEFIT REGISTER: sums paid out. 58. 1908-18 FUNERAL BENEFIT REGISTER, containing also: accounts re Dinesydd Extension Fund- , 1921. Results of strike ballot, 1922. Results of ballot re amalgamation of the North Wales Quarrymen's Union and the Transport and Worker's General Union. 11­ RECEIPTS 59-60 Receipts 59. 1917-20 ONE PILE OP RECEIPTS of the North Wales Quarrymen's Union. 60. 1921-22 ONE PILE OP RECEIPTS of the North Wales Quarrymen's Union. -12­ LODGE RECORDS 61-69 Lodge records 61. 1895 LODGE SUBSCRIPTION BOOK - Dinorwic, Bethesda, Ffestiniog, Nantlle, Glyn Uchaf, Glyn Isaf, Penrhyndeudraeth, Trawsfynydd, Alexandria, Moeltryfan, v/aenfawr, Cesarea. 62. 1896-98 LODGE SUBSCRIPTION BOOK - Dinorwic, Bethesda, Ffestiniog, Nantlle, Glyn TTchaf, Glyn Isaf, Penrhyndeudraeth, Trav/sfynydd, / lexandria, Moeltryfan, 7;aenfawr, Cesarea, Dolwyddelan. 63. 1899-1905 LODGE SUBSCRIPTION BOOK - Dinorwic, Bethesda, Ffestiniog, Nantlle, Glyn Uchaf, Glyn Isaf, Penrhyndeudraeth, Trawsfynydd, Alexandria, Koeltryfan, V/a enfav;r, Cesarea, Dolwyddelan. 6k. 1907-13 LODGE SUBSCRIPTION BOOK - Dinorwic, Bethesda, Ffestiniog, Nantlle, Glyn Uchaf, Glyn Isaf, Penrhyndeudraeth, Trawsfynydd, Alexandria, Lioeltryfan, I7aenfav/r, Cesarea, Dolwyddelan. 65. 1913-17 LODGE SUBSCRIPTION BOOK of the Ouarrymen^ Union No. 1 district - Dinorwic. -13­ 66. 1915-17 LODGE SUBSCRIPTION BOOK to the ^uarrymei^s Union. No. 2 district ­ Bethesda. 67. 1918-19 CONTRIBUTIONS BOOK ­ Penrhyn Quarry. 68. 1897-1906 LEDGER ­ Lodge*s contributions. - : I 69. 1896-61 ACCOUNT BOOK of Dinorwio lodge of the North wales Quarrymen*s Union and lists of officers elected annually etc.. -14­ ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND LABOUR FESTIVAL 70-100 Annual conference and Labour festival: ' 70. 1898-192^ AGENDA of the Annual Conference, 1898; programme for the Labour festival, 1898, 1906, 1912, 1915, 1924­ 71 1909-29 PROGRAMMES for the conference and Labour festival, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1915, 19 M, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929. 72, 1908-30 PROGRAMME for the conference and Labour festival, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930. 73. 1931 PROGRAMS for the Labour festival and conference. 74 1932 PROGRAMiffi for the Labour festival and conference. 75. 1933 PROGRAM..E for the Labour festival and conference. -1 5­ 76. 1934 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 77. 1935 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 78. 1936 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 79. 1937 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 80. 1938 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 81. 1939 PROGRAMS; for the Labour festival and conference. 82. 19*40 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 8 3 . 1941 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 84. 1942 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. -16­ 85* 1943 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 86. 19*44 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 87* 1945 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 88. 1946 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 89. 1947 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 90. 1948 ' PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 91. 1949 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference. 92. 1950 PROGRAMME for the Labour festival and conference.
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