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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 exhibition held at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1989-1990, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and others; letters from the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales); list of invitees to private viewing and printed invitation; details of exhibiting artists and works; gallery floor plans; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at St Michael's Gallery, Derby Cathedral, 1990, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and St Michael's Gallery, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and Group members; printed programme of gallery events; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

56 Group Wales exhibition catalogues, 1985-1989, with related material.

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.

File of 56 Group Wales chairman Arthur Giardelli, comprising letters, 1987, 1989, to Arthur Giardelli from Group secretary Mary Griffiths, Group treasurer David Tinker, Zdenĕk Vaniček of the Czech Embassy in London, and the Welsh Arts Council (now the Arts Council of Wales); letters, 1988-1989, to Mary Griffiths from Group treasurer David Tinker and Group member Peter Prendergast; correspondence, 1988-1989, between Mary Griffiths and Dr Silvia Ilečková of the Slovak National Gallery; letters from Isabel Hitchman of the Welsh Arts Council to the Czech Ministry of Culture; draft letters from Arthur Giardelli; and miscellaneous Group papers, including annual report and Group statements. Some folios annotated by Arthur Giardelli. One letter triplicated.

Correspondence (one letter duplicated), 1988-1989, including circular letters, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and assistant Group secretary Betty Evans and Group members; miscellaneous Group papers (one paper duplicated), including Annual General Meeting minutes and Group annual report; and memoranda by Betty Evans. 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), including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and representatives of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Culture in Bratislava (incorporating notes of meeting with Czechoslovak Deputy Minister of Culture), the British Embassy and British Council, Dr Silvia Ilečková of the Slovak National Gallery, and Visiting Arts, London; listed schedule of activities and events during visit to Czechoslovakia of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales, with reports of visit by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli; miscellaneous official papers; 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), including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Zdeněk Vaníček of the Czechoslovak Embassy in London; correspondence between Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and Czechoslovak ambassador Jan Fidler; letter from Mary Griffiths to Arthur Giardelli; report of talks between Mary Griffiths, Arthur Giardelli and Zdeněk Vaníček; press cutting taken from Y Cymro; list of current Group members; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths, one annotated by Mary's husband, Bruce Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Moving Pictures exhibition tour held at Newport Centre, Ely Library, Abergavenny Drama Centre and Fairwater Comprehensive School, Cwmbran, 1987-1988, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and exhibition venues, the South-East Wales Arts Association (SEWAA) and Group members; press release; details of exhibiting artists and works; printed copy of Link newsletter; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Lists of 56 Group Wales exhibition catalogues, 1957-1989, with related correspondence. 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.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1986-1987, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli, David Tinker and Michael Williams; circular letters, 1987, from Mary Griffiths to selected Group members, with draft papers by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and Group treasurer David Tinker to be read and discussed at meeting; correspondence, 1987, between Mary Griffiths and Abacus Office Equipment Ltd; and notes compiled by Mary Griffiths for Betty Evans, who was to take over Group secretaryship during the temporary absence of Mary Griffiths. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths and Arthur Giardelli, one annotated by Group publicity officer Michael Williams. Almost all Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds. One letter duplicated.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at Pembroke Dock Library, 1988, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Pembroke Dock Library, 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; texts for publicity poser and exhibition catalogue; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths, some by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's 30th Anniversary Exhibition held at the City Museum & Art Gallery, Worcester, 1987, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Worcester City Museum & Art Gallery and Group members; printed invitation to private viewing; report on the exhibition by Group member Tom ('Diz') Gilhespy; report on meeting between Group treasurer David Tinker and gallery representative; details of exhibiting artists and works; floor plan of gallery; press cutting from the Western Mail; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

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.

Correspondence, 1986-1987 and undated, including circular letters, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Group members; letter, 1987, to Group chairman Arthur Giardelli from Group member Erica Daborn; miscellaneous Group papers (one paper duplicated), including Annual General Meeting minutes, Group annual report and Group membership ballot; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.