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Title
Date(s)
- 1839, [1916]-1963 (accumulated [1916]-1963) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.023 cubic metres (2 boxes, 1 folder)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Edgar Phillips (EP) Harries, CBE, (1888-1963), was Secretary of the Organisation Department of the TUC (Trades Union Congress) between 1932 and 1948, and First Secretary of the Pembrokeshire County Labour Party. He was born in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, the son of Thomas Henry Harries. He began a shipwright's apprenticeship in 1903 and became involved in the establishment of the Pembrokeshire County Labour Party, eventually becoming its President. In 1929, he began working for the TUC in London. During the Second World War and the years immediately following, he concentrated on the problems of manpower and production. He received a CBE in 1948, the same year that he retired from the TUC. He was married to Rose and had four children.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr P. E. Harries, son of Edgar P. Harries, Pembroke, 1986 and 2000.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Personal papers of Edgar P. Harris, CBE, [c. 1916]-1963, comprising letters, press cuttings, obituaries, certificates, grant of CBE, a diary for 1960, articles by him, and a copy of an unpublished biography of Edgar P. Harries entitled 'A Pembrokeshire Pioneer' written by his son.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1986, p. 42, at the National Library of Wales.
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds. Some records acquired by Edgar P. Harries pre-date his birth.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Harries, E. P. -- Archives. (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: National Library of Wales, Minor Lists and Summaries 1986; Harries, P. E., 'Edgar Phillips Harries C.B.E. (Better known as EP): Some aspects of his life', Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, 4 (1990-1991).