Celtic Congress Archive,

Papers of former secretaries of the International Celtic Congress, 1947-1960; including minutes and motions of the Annual General Meeting of the International Celtic Congress, Bangor, 1996 and Dublin, 1997; correspondence, 1949-1975; programmes and reports from conferences (Ireland, 1947, 1954, Cornwall, 1950, 1956, 1963, 1975, Man, 1952, 1958, Scotland, 1953, 1959, Brittany, 1955, Wales, 1960); newspaper cuttings and miscellaneous printed material, 1953-5; and publications of national branches, including Diullagyn (Man), 1954, and Ar Bed Keltiek (Brittany), 1952-1957.
Additional papers were received September 2007 and December 2009. These remain uncatalogued.

The idea of holding a Celtic Congress was first raised at the 1900 National Eisteddfod in Liverpool, and a Celtic or Pan-Celtic Association organised meetings in Dublin and Wales. In 1917, the Association was re-established during the National Eisteddfod at Birkenhead, and renamed The Celtic Congress by E. T. John, M. P. (1857-1931). The society seeks to promote the knowledge, use, and appreciation of the languages and cultures of the six Celtic countries (Wales, Ireland, Brittany, Isle of Man, Scotland). There was no central organisation; the annual Congress was held in different countries, with a specific theme. The Celtic Congress comprises an International Council and the six National Councils. The meetings are now known as the International Celtic Congress.

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Parts deposited or donated by Hywel D. Roberts, 1978-1981

The idea of holding a Celtic Congress was first raised at the 1900 National Eisteddfod in Liverpool, and a Celtic or Pan-Celtic Association organised meetings in Dublin and Wales. In 1917, the Association was re-established during the National Eisteddfod at Birkenhead, and renamed The Celtic Congress by E. T. John, M. P. (1857-1931). The society seeks to promote the knowledge, use, and appreciation of the languages and cultures of the six Celtic countries (Wales, Ireland, Brittany, Isle of Man, Scotland). There was no central organisation; the annual Congress was held in different countries, with a specific theme. The Celtic Congress comprises an International Council and the six National Councils. The meetings are now known as the International Celtic Congress.

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1984, p. 6, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed on-line.

April 2003

Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW Project.The following sources were used for the preparation of the description: NLW Minor Lists and Summaries 1984; Stephens, Meic, Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales (Oxford, 1986); International Celtic Congress website (http://www.evertype.com/celtcong/), viewed 5 November 2003.

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