GLAMORGAN RECORD OFFICE/ARCHIFDY MORGANNWG Reference code: GB 214 BMT Title: MERTHYR TYDFIL BOROUGH Date(s) 1852-1973 Level of Fonds (level 2) description: Extent: 2.88 cubic metres Name of creator(s) Merthyr Tydfil Borough SOME OF THE RECORDS ARE STORED IN AN OUTSIDE REPOSITORY. THESE RECORDS SHOULD BE ORDERED AT LEAST A WEEK IN ADVANCE OF AN INTENDED VISIT SO THAT THEY CAN BE BROUGHT INTO THE RECORD OFFICE FOR CONSULTATION IN THE SEARCH ROOM Administrative/Biographical history The Merthyr Tydfil Corporation Act of 1905 resulted in the formation of the municipal borough of Merthyr Tydfil. The elected borough council of thirty two members, one mayor and eight aldermen succeeded Merthyr Tydfil District Council. Each councillor was elected for a term of three years and the mayor annually. The borough was divided into 8 wards; Cyfarthfa, Dowlais, Park, Town, Penydarren, Plymouth, Merthyr Vale and Treharris each of which elected an alderman for a term of six years. The borough took over the responsibilities of the District Council for public health, water, sewerage, isolation hospitals, highways, housing, bridges, scavenging and public elementary schools. In 1908 the borough was granted county borough status and undertook the additional responsibilities of the police, Commission of the Peace, Court of Quarter Sessions and powers to control secondary education. To enable the borough to carry out these functions the council was empowered to levy rates. In 1974 following local government reorganisation Merthyr Tydfil Borough lost its county borough status, although it retained its borough status and mayor. The district council replaced the old borough council within the new county of Mid Glamorgan, and responsibility for education, highways, planning, fire and ambulance services was transferred to this authority. The area of the district council was extended to include Vaynor and Bedlinog. © Glamorgan Record Office MERTHYR TYDFIL BOROUGH BMT Scope and content Merthyr Tydfil Borough records include minutes 1904-1973; Education Department letterbooks, correspondence, reports and memorandums re staffing, applications for posts, accounts, regulations, circulars, newspaper cuttings; Treasurers Department ledgers, journals, epitome of accounts and financial statement cash books, Board of Health maps, 1851-1852, Medical Officer of Health registers; Children's Department registers 1951-1969; Welfare Services register of inmates and homes 1942-1962 Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information All records offered have been accepted and listed Conditions governing access Items containing information on named Individuals may be restricted in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Record Office policy Conditions governing reproduction Normal Glamorgan Record Office conditions apply. Language/Scripts of material English Physical characteristics and technical requirements Fair condition Finding aids Item level list available Related units of description Merthyr Tydfil School Board (ESB70) Merthyr Tydfil Board of Health (LBMT) Merthyr Tydfil Poor Law Union (UM) Merthyr Tydfil Urban District Council (UDMT) Mid Glamorgan County Council (M) Vaughan Collection (DVAU/Box 5) Note Date(s) of descriptions November 2002; April 2008 © Glamorgan Record Office MERTHYR TYDFIL BOROUGH BMT Minutes and reports The series derive from the Borough Engineer's Department and includes chief officers' reports. It is unindexed. Later volumes bear obsolete numbers. BMT/2/1 Minutes and reports May 1959-May 1960 BMT/2/2 Minutes and reports May 1968-Apr 1969 BMT/2/3 Minutes and reports May 1969-May 1970 BMT/2/4 Minutes and reports (no. 65) May 1970-Apr 1971 BMT/2/5 Minutes and reports (no. 66) May 1971-Apr 1972 BMT/2/6 Minutes and reports (no. 67) May 1972-Apr 1973 BMT/2/7 Minutes and reports. Office copy (no. 68) May 1973-Mar 1974 BMT/2/8 Minutes and reports. Official copy (no. 70) May 1973-Mar 1974 [8 vols.] Education Committee Minute Books The following signed minutes were held by the Education Committee, hence they begin in 1904 with the acquisition by the borough of additional educational functions. The volumes include unsigned copies of the minutes of Council meetings and other committees such as Blind Persons, Public Works, Health and Public Libraries. Most of the minutes bear the numbers 14 to 79; all have been indexed. BMT/1/14 Minutes book 1904 BMT/1/15 Minutes book 1904-1905 BMT/1/16 Minutes book 1905-1906 BMT/1/17 Minutes book 1906-1907 BMT/1/18 Minutes book 1907-1908 BMT/1/19 Minutes book 1908-1909 BMT/1/20 Minutes book 1909-1910 BMT/1/21 Minutes book 1910-1911 BMT/1/22 Minutes book 1911-1912 BMT/1/23 Minutes book 1912-1913 BMT/1/24 Minutes book 1913-1914 BMT/1/25 Minutes book 1914-1915 BMT/1/26 Minutes book 1915-1916 BMT/1/27 Minutes book 1916-1917 BMT/1/28 Minutes book 1917-1918 BMT/1/29 Minutes book 1918-1919 BMT/1/30 Minutes book 1919-1920 BMT/1/31 Minutes book 1920-1921 BMT/1/32 Minutes book 1921-1922 BMT/1/33 Minutes book 1922-1923 BMT/1/34 Minutes book 1923-1924 © Glamorgan Record Office MERTHYR TYDFIL BOROUGH BMT BMT/1/35 Minutes book NOT DEPOSITED BMT/1/36 Minutes book 1925-1926 BMT/1/37 Minutes book 1926-1927 BMT/1/38 Minutes book NOT DEPOSITED BMT/1/39 Minutes book 1928-1929 BMT/1/40 Minutes book 1929-1930 BMT/1/41 Minutes book 1930-1931 BMT/1/42 Minutes book 1931-1932 BMT/1/43 Minutes book 1932-1933 BMT/1/44 Minutes book 1933-1934 BMT/1/45 Minutes book 1934-1935 BMT/1/46 Minutes book 1935-1936 BMT/1/47 Minutes book 1936-1937 BMT/1/48 Minutes book 1937-1938 BMT/1/49 Minutes book 1938-1939 BMT/1/50 Minutes book 1939-1940 BMT/1/51 Minutes book 1940-1941 BMT/1/52 Minutes book 1941-1942 BMT/1/53 Minutes book 1942-1943 BMT/1/54 Minutes book 1943-1944 BMT/1/55 Minutes book 1944-1945 BMT/1/56 Minutes book 1945-1946 BMT/1/57 Minutes book 1946-1947 BMT/1/58 Minutes book 1947-1948 BMT/1/59 Minutes book 1948-1949 BMT/1/60 Minutes book 1949-1950 BMT/1/61 Minutes book 1950-1951 BMT/1/62 Minutes book 1951-1952 BMT/1/63 Minutes book 1952-1953 BMT/1/64 Minutes book 1953-1954 BMT/1/65 Minutes book 1954-1955 BMT/1/66 Minutes book 1955-1956 BMT/1/67 Minutes book 1956-1957 BMT/1/68 Minutes book 1957-1958 BMT/1/69 Minutes book 1958-1959 BMT/1/70 Minutes book 1959-1960 BMT/1/71 Minutes book 1960-1961 BMT/1/72 Minutes book 1961-1962 BMT/1/73 Minutes book 1962-1963 BMT/1/74 Minutes book 1963-1964 BMT/1/75 Minutes book 1964-1965 BMT/1/76 Minutes book 1965-1966 BMT/1/77 Minutes book 1966-1967 BMT/1/78 Minutes book 1967-1968 BMT/1/79 Minutes book 1968-1969 [64 vols.] © Glamorgan Record Office MERTHYR TYDFIL BOROUGH BMT Education Committee Minute Books (unsigned) Merthyr Tydfil Urban District Council had charge of elementary education from 1903. When it became a County Borough in 1905 it also took over responsibility for Intermediate and Higher Education. BMT/E/1/1 Minutes book (no. 31) 1920-1921 BMT/E/1/2 Minutes book (no. 32) 1921-1922 BMT/E/1/3 Minutes book (no. 33) 1922-1923 BMT/E/1/4 Minutes book (no. 34) 1923-1924 BMT/E/1/5 Minutes book (no. 35) 1924-1925 BMT/E/1/6 Minutes book (no. 36) 1925-1926 BMT/E/1/7 Minutes book (no. 37) 1926-1927 BMT/E/1/8 Minutes book 1934-1936 BMT/E/1/9 Minutes book 1936-1937 BMT/E/1/10 Minutes book 1937-1938 BMT/E/1/11 Minutes book 1938-1939 BMT/E/1/12 Minutes book 1939-1940 BMT/E/1/13 Minutes book 1940-1941 BMT/E/1/14 Minutes book 1941-1942 BMT/E/1/15 Minutes book 1942-1943 BMT/E/1/16 Minutes book 1943-1944 BMT/E/1/17 Minutes book 1944-1945 BMT/E/1/18 Minutes book 1945-1946 BMT/E/1/19 Minutes book 1946-1947 BMT/E/1/20 Minutes book 1947-1948 BMT/E/1/21 Minutes book 1948-1949 BMT/E/1/22 Minutes book 1949-1950 BMT/E/1/23 Minutes book 1950-1951 BMT/E/1/24 Minutes book 1951-1952 BMT/E/1/25 Minutes book 1952-1953 BMT/E/1/26 Minutes book 1953-1954 BMT/E/1/27 Minutes book 1956-1957 BMT/E/1/28 Minutes book 1957-1958 BMT/E/1/29 Minutes book 1958-1959 BMT/E/1/30 Minutes book 1959-1960 BMT/E/1/31 Minutes book 1960-1961 BMT/E/1/32 Minutes book 1961-1962 BMT/E/1/33 Minutes book 1962-1963 BMT/E/1/34 Minutes book 1963-1964 BMT/E/1/35 Minutes book 1964-1965 BMT/E/1/36 Minutes book 1965-1966 BMT/E/1/37 Minutes book 1966-1967 BMT/E/1/38 Minutes book 1967-1968 BMT/E/1/39 Minutes book 1968-1969 BMT/E/1/40 Minutes book 1969-1970 BMT/E/1/41 Minutes book 1970-1971 BMT/E/1/42 Minutes book 1972-1973 [42 vols.] © Glamorgan Record Office MERTHYR TYDFIL BOROUGH BMT BMT/E/1/43 Juvenile Employment Committee. Draft minutes and 1925-1954 attendances [The provenance of this item has been lost and it may derive directly from a non-official source] [1 vol.] BMT/E/2 Notices of motions book of School board and 1894-1965 Education Committee [1 vol.] Agenda Books Agendas pasted into school salaries accounts 1940- 1942 BMT/E/3/1 Agenda Book 1944-1946 BMT/E/3/2 Agenda Book 1946-1948 [2 vols.) Clerk and Director of Education BMT/E/4/1 Clerk’s copy letter book 1904 BMT/E/4/2 Clerk’s copy letter book 1905 BMT/E/4/3 General correspondence 1906 BMT/E/4/4 General correspondence 1907 BMT/E/4/5 General correspodence 1908 BMT/E/4/6 General correspondence 1909 BMT/E/4/7 General correspondence 1910 BMT/E/4/8 General correspondence 1911 BMT/E/4/9 General correspondence 1912 BMT/E/4/10 General correspondence 1913 BMT/E/4/11 General correspondence 1914 BMT/E/4/12 General correspondence 1915 BMT/E/4/13 General correspondence 1916 BMT/E/4/14 General correspondence 1917 [14 vols.] BMT/E/4/15 Director of Education’s diary 1913 [1 vol.] BMT/E/5/1-6 General incoming correspondence 1904-1906 Including reports, accounts and statistics.