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Material relating to the ultimately cancelled 56 Group Wales exhibition to have been held at the Fruit Market Gallery, Edinburgh, 1976, comprising correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Scottish Arts Council, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and the Third Eye Centre Gallery, Glasgow; and floor plans of the Fruit Market Gallery. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to 56 Group Wales exhibitions held at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff and the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth as part of the 25th Anniversary Exhibition tour of 1981-1982, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Tate Gallery and others; details of exhibiting artists and works; printed invitation to exhibition-related event at the National Library of Wales; draft exhibition catalogue texts; publicity material; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Mostyn Art Gallery, Llandudno as part of the 25th Anniversary Exhibition tour of 1981-1982, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Mostyn Art Gallery, Group members, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and others; draft exhibition catalogue texts; printed programme of events at the Mostyn Art Gallery; details of exhibiting artists and works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths; letter from Group chairman Arthur Giardelli to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawing of bird.

Material relating to an exhibition held at University College, Cardiff by 56 Group Wales members Peter Ellis, Peter Prendergast and Derek Southall, 1982, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and University College, Cardiff, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group members and others; printed invitation to private viewing; draft exhibition catalogue text; details of exhibiting artists and works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Artists Inc. exhibition, held at St Paul's Gallery, Leeds, 1982, along with artists from Belfast, Dundee and Exeter, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and St Paul's Gallery, Group members and others; printed invitation to private viewing; printed exhibition programme of St Paul's Gallery; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Gruppo 56 Galles exhibition held at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy, 1983, and a proposed 'exchange exhibition' of Bolognese artists in Wales, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Italian Consulate in Cardiff, the British Council in Milan, Raymond Eyquem of University College, Cardiff, Aberystwyth Arts Centre and others; details of exhibiting artists and works; photocopied press cuttings from Welsh and Italian sources; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Several folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Life and Landscape from Scotland and Wales exhibition, held in conjunction with members of the Glasgow Group at Newport Museum and Art Gallery, 1985, comprising printed invitation to private viewing.

Material relating to the Eight New Members exhibition by 56 Group Wales members Alain Ayers, Paul Davies, Maggie James, Kieran Lyons, John Mitchell, Philip Nicol, Emrys Williams and Michael Williams held at the Viriamu Jones Gallery, University College, Cardiff, 1986, comprising headed information sheet relating to the exhibition.

Material relating to proposed 'exchange exhibitions' between the 56 Group Wales and Scottish and Irish artists at venues in Wales, Scotland and Ireland, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and proposed exhibition venues, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales); Association of Art Galleries in Wales information sheets; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's exhibition tour of 1986-1987 held at the Mirbachov Palace in Bratislava, the Dům Umění in Brno, the Galerie Umění in Karlovy Vary and the Eastern Slovakia Gallery in Košice in what was then Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia), including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and Group members; correspondence between Zdeněk Vaníček of the Czechoslovak Embassy in London and the Welsh Arts Council; notes of meeting between Mary Griffiths and the Welsh Arts Council; details of exhibiting artists and works; draft texts for exhibition catalogue; travel and transportation expenses; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths, Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and Group publicity officer William Wilkins.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's exhibition tour of 1986-1987 held at the Mirbachov Palace in Bratislava, the Dům Umění in Brno, the Galerie Umění in Karlovy Vary and the Eastern Slovakia Gallery in Košice in what was then Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia), including letters from Group secretary Mary Griffiths to the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; report by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli on Contemporary Art Society for Wales representatives' visit to Czechoslovakia; details of exhibiting artists and works; press cutting from the Western Mail; printed Czechoslovak newspapers; printed flyers; press releases; printed statute relating to the awarding of the Czechoslovak Society medal; related correspondence; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's exhibition tour of 1986-1987 held at the Mirbachov Palace in Bratislava, the Dům Umění in Brno, the Galerie Umění in Karlovy Vary and the Eastern Slovakia Gallery in Košice in what was then Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia), comprising cushion-lined red box with clasp containing silver medal of the Czechoslovak Society for International Relations, awarded to the 56 Group Wales for services to the contemporary visual arts.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's 56 in 88 exhibition held at Mostyn Art Gallery, Llandudno, 1988, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Mostyn Art Gallery, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group members and others; list of invitees to private viewing and printed invitation; details of exhibiting artists and works; Mostyn Art Gallery printed events programme; draft text for exhibition catalogue and catalogue mailing list; publicity material; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Cardiff to Camden exhibition held at Cardiff Old Library and Swiss Cottage Library, Camden, 1989, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and assistant secretary Betty Evans, Cardiff Old Library, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and Group members; printed invitations to private viewings; details of exhibiting artists and works; draft texts for exhibition catalogues; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Cardiff to Camden exhibition held at Cardiff Old Library and Swiss Cottage Library, Camden, 1989, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Swiss Cottage Library (which includes gallery floor plan) and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales); correspondence between Group assistant secretary Betty Evans and the British Council in London and Group members; lists of invitees to private viewings and printed invitation; mailing lists for exhibition catalogues; press release and other publicity material; and details of exhibiting artists and works.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Glasgow Group Gallery, Glasgow, 1990, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and assistant secretary Betty Evans, the Glasgow Group, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), the Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts (ABSA), Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, Group members and others; letter of invitation and printed invitations to private viewing; printed information relating to the Glasgow Group and gallery; details of exhibiting artists and works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at Haverfordwest Library, 1991, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Haverfordwest Library, Elinor Jones of HTV Wales, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), assistant secretary Betty Evans, Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and Group members; printed invitation to private viewing; details of exhibiting artists and works; press releases, with related correspondence; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths, some by Arthur Giardelli.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales 1991 exhibition tour of the Czech Republic held at the Úluv Gallery in Prague, the Alšova Jihočeska Galerie in Hluboká nad Vltavou near České Budějovice, the Západočeská Galerie v Pizni in Plzeň, the Rabasova Galerie in Rakovnik and the Muzeum Beskyd in Frýdek-Mistek, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Dr Silvia Ilečková of the Slovak National Gallery, the Czechoslovak Embassy; the British Council; the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group assistant secretary Betty Evans, Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, and Mary Griffiths's husband Bruce Griffiths; correspondence between executive Group members; report on meeting between representatives of the 56 Group Wales and the Welsh Arts Council; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Several folios annotated by Mary Griffiths, two by Group treasurer David Tinker. Letter from Arthur Giardelli to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawing of bird's head.

Material relating to the Spirit of Time, Spirit of Place: Contemporary Czech Painting & Sculpture exhibition held at the Davies Memorial Gallery, Newtown, 1991, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Davies Memorial Gallery; printed exhibition catalogue; printed invitations to private viewing; and other related correspondence. Most folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Oriel Gallery, Theatr Clwyd, Mold, 1992, including correspondence between Group secretary Julian Sheppard and Theatr Clwyd and Group members; details of exhibiting artists and works; and exhibition catalogue texts.