File NLW ex 3102 - Aberfan Disaster Fund envelopes

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Reference code

NLW ex 3102

Title

Aberfan Disaster Fund envelopes

Date(s)

  • 1966 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 envelope, 18 items.

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Name of creator

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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Alun Hughes; London; Donation; November 2023.

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Scope and content

Eighteen envelopes, all postmarked 1966, which originally contained contributions towards the Aberfan Disaster Fund; from the estate of the donor's parents, Mary and Donald Hughes. Donald Hughes was a local government officer with an appointment at Pantglas school on 21st October 1966 and arrived moments after the landslide hit the school. He then spent the day and night helping with the emergency and recovery efforts and was later involved in the administration of the disaster fund.

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Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library. = Disgwylir i ddarllenwyr sydd am ddefnyddio papurau modern yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru gydymffurfio รข Deddf Gwarchod Data 2018 yng nghyd-destun unrhyw brosesu ganddynt o ddata personol a gasglwyd o gofnodion modern sydd ar gadw yn y Llyfrgell. Nodir y manylion yn yr wybodaeth a roddir wrth wneud cais am Docyn Darllen.

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Usual copyright laws apply.

Language of material

  • English

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995062306802419

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = National Library of Wales

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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.

Status

Draft

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Language(s)

  • English

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Archivist's note

Description revised by Ceri Evans, January 2024.

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  • Text: NLW ex 3102