Association of Welsh Local Authorities Records,

Records of the Association of Welsh Local Authorities, 1928-1976, including minutes of annual meetings, 1952-1973; minutes of council meetings, 1952-1973; cash books, 1958-1973; administration papers, 1953-1976, papers relating to the withdrawal of railway services in Wales, 1962-1970; and subject files, 1952-1974, relating the interests and activities of the Association, such as water resources, transport, education, and the Welsh economy.

The Association of Welsh Local Authorities was set up in 1953 and dissolved in 1974. The Association was a representative body comprising all authorities in Wales, and provided a forum for the discussion of shared concerns, including water resources, transport, education, and the Welsh economy. It served as a means of approach to Ministers of the Crown, Government Departments and national organizations. Following local government re-organisation in 1974, the Association was replaced by the Association of County Councils (Welsh Counties Committee) and the Association of District Councils (Council for the Principality).

Arranged into the following: minutes; finance; administration; railways; and miscellaneous.

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Deposited by Geoffrey Edwards, former Honorary Secretary of the Association, in 1981.

The Association of Welsh Local Authorities was set up in 1953 and dissolved in 1974. The Association was a representative body comprising all authorities in Wales, and provided a forum for the discussion of shared concerns, including water resources, transport, education, and the Welsh economy. It served as a means of approach to Ministers of the Crown, Government Departments and national organizations. Following local government re-organisation in 1974, the Association was replaced by the Association of County Councils (Welsh Counties Committee) and the Association of District Councils (Council for the Principality).

Title supplied from contents of fonds

A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.

January 2003

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Association of Welsh Local Authorities Records.

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Action: All records have been retained.

Accruals are not expected.

Records of one of its successor bodies are NLW, Committee of Welsh District Councils records.

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