Typed history of Swansea Chess Club, written by William W. Loxton, Club Secretary in the 1930s. 1940

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Records relating to William W. LoxtonD 200

Three exercise books containing notes and manuscript of W. W. Loxton's book, The Swansea I Remember.. n.d.D 200/1

Typed history of Swansea Chess Club, written by William W. Loxton, Club Secretary in the 1930s. 1940D 200/2

Handwritten draft of W. W. Loxton's history of Swansea Chess Club, with comments by club members. 1940D 200/3

Photograph of Club Captain (?) Dr Hanson (fifth from left), presenting W. W. Loxton with the Hanson Trophy. Fourth from the left is Stan Cole, who was responsible for arranging the hire of a room at the YMCA for use by the club. 1930sD 200/4 - 5

Photograph, from left to right: Stan Cole, the Mayor Edward Harris(?), Sir George Thomas, T.C. Hughes (?), and W. W. Loxton. 1930sD 200/6

Photograph of Sir George Thomas on a visit to Swansea, competing with players from Swansea, Neath(?) and Llanelli(?) simultaneously. 1930sD 200/7

Photograph of four out of six members of the team who won against an unnamed opponent. Stan Cole and W. W. Loxton are first and second from the left. 1930sD 200/8