Megan Evans Memorial Collection

Megan Evans Memorial Collection (Minutes of the Co-Operative Special Wholesale Society) Principally The Llanelli Branch. Includes minutes of the: Llanelli Co-operative Society; Carmarthen Co-operative Society; Burry Port Co-operative Society; Gorslas Co-operative Society; Pontyberem Co-operative Society; West Wales Co-operative Federal Funeral Society.

The modern co-operative movement evolved from the activities of the Rochdale Pioneers in 1844. The basic idea was that each co-operative would run a shop which sold local produce and that each member of the co-operative had shares in the shop. The manufacturing of goods to sell would also provide employment for the co-operative's members. Co-operatives were not just economic in nature; there was also a social dimension. They could help members improve their conditions and create a sense of community. Co-operative societies were owned and regulated by their members and customers.

The Co-operative Union Limited is a federation of co-operative societies including the Co-operative Wholesale Society and other co-operative bodies in the British Isles. It functions as a governing and advisory body, defining co-operative practice and spreading information throughout the co-operative world. It was established in 1869.

The first co-operative societies in Wales were established in the South Wales valleys and soon spread to south west Wales.

Arranged into the following: catalogue of items; activities; and newsletter

Ar Agor / Open

Dim cyfyngiadau / No Restrictions

Adnau preifat / Private deposit

Acc. No: 7385

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen / Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Carmarthenshire Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Carmarthenshire Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Cyflwr da / Good condition

Compiled by David H. Jones for Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives.

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi eu cadw / All records which meet the collection policy of the Carmarthenshire Archives have been retained

Deposited in March 1999.

Mae croniadau yn bosibl / Accruals are possible