Records of the 1st Milford Haven Girl Guide Company

Scope and Content

Records of the 1st Milford Haven Girl Guide Company, 1919-1970, including minutes, 1929-1937; log book, 1925-1926; albums of photographs and cuttings, 1919-1958; notes, 1924-1961; and printed books, 1927-1940, 1970.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Girl Guides Association was formed by Robert Baden-Powell in 1910 as a female counterpart to the Boy Scouts Movement. The organisation was divided into Local Associations and companies. The 1st Milford Haven Girl Guide Company in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, was formed in about 1919.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following: papers; and printed books.

Access Information

No restrictions

Acquisition Information

Deposited, 1989.

Note

Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Pembrokeshire Record Office, Records of the 1st Milford Haven Girl Guide Company, catalogue; Girlguiding UK website (www.girlguiding.org.uk), viewed 1 July 2005.

Other Finding Aids

Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Pembrokeshire Record Office.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply

Appraisal Information

All records have been retained

Custodial History

The papers once belonged to Miss B. Williams, one of the original Guiders.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected

Geographical Names