Midland and Welsh Steel Makers' Association (MWSMA)

This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick

  • Reference
    • GB 152 MWS
  • Former Reference
    • GB 152 MWS
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1933-1965
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 2 boxes

Scope and Content

Signed minutes; members' ledgers.

Administrative / Biographical History

This body and the North East Coast and Scottish Steel Makers' Association comprised the Heavy Steel Associations which were members of the British Steel Producers' Conference, which was affiliated to the British Iron and Steel Federation. It and the North East Coast and Scottish Steel Makers' Association were succeeded in 1965 by the British Heavy Steel Association.

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Acquisition Information

These records were among a series of deposits made by British Steel plc between 1995 and 1999.

Other Finding Aids

Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/MWS

Related Material

The deposits made in the Centre by British Steel plc include records of the Midland Steel Anglemakers' Association, of one of the MWSMA's predecessors, and the North East Coast and Scotttish Steel Makers' Association. The largest part of these deposits is formed by the records of the British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) and its predecessor, the National Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers. The deposits also include records of a number of regional and sectional iron and steel employers' organisations associated with the BISF, the statutory Iron and Steel Board and the nationalised British Steel Corporation.