National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts

Material relating to the Coal Dust Research and the General Research Committees of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association. Material comprises minutes and research reports. The minutes are mainly for meetings of the Coal Dust Research Committee, which met to receive, and approve, periodic reports of work completed by Dr. T. D. Jones, Director of Research. They contain interim and final reports from Dr. Jones, statements of expenditure for the Coal Dust Research Department, and outlines of future research programmes. The minutes also include several meetings where both the Coal Dust and General Research committees met. Research reports deal with a variety of issues such as air sampling, the use of sprays for dust suppression, ventilation in mines, the effects of various types of conveyors on coal dust, sodium vapour lamps used underground, and pneumokoniosis amongst others.

Coal Dust Research Committee reports 1-9,

Part of Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association Records,

Coal Dust Research Committee reports 10-22,

Part of Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association Records,

Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association and the South Wales Institute of Engineers,

Part of Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association Records,

Minutes of ten joint meetings of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association and the South Wales Institute of Engineers to negotiate over the provision of a building to be used jointly by both organisations.

Colliery Pit Production Committees,

Part of Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association Records,

Minutes of various colliery pit production committees, which were sent to the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association. The minutes are arranged by colliery company, and often include related letters and correspondence.

SSC minute book (owners),

Part of Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association Records,

SSC minutes,

Part of Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association Records,

Control of output of coal scheme 1897,

Part of Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association Records,

Minutes, circulars and reports.

1898 Strike: conference minutes,

Part of Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association Records,

Material relating to negotiations for the renewal of the Sliding Scale, covering the period during which the South Wales Colliers were on strike. Letters, extracts of minutes, full minutes of meetings and a copy of the notice posted at the pits by the owners on 18 July, which ended the lock-out, are also included.

Sliding scale agreements,

Part of Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association Records,

Printed and manuscript agreements. Manuscript versions contain original signatures.

Minutes of proceedings,