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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.

File of 56 Group Wales assistant secretary Betty Evans, comprising letters, 1987-1991, to Betty Evans from Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli and William Wilkins, former Group secretary Mary Griffiths, and Group member Chris Shurrock; letter, 1989, to Group treasurer David Tinker from Group chairman Arthur Giardelli; notes compiled by Mary Griffiths for information of Betty Evans; and circular letter, 1990, from Betty Evans to Group members. Most of Arthur Giardelli's letters to Betty Evans illustrated with drawings of birds.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Bob Weir, comprising correspondence, 1998-2000, largely between Bob Weir, Dr Peter Wakelin and the Arts Council of Wales regarding the organisation of 56 Group/56 Group Wales archives and funding towards this work; two copies of a progress report on the archival project compiled by Dr Peter Wakelin for the 1999 Group Annual General Meeting; and draft sections of a proposed publication by Dr Peter Wakelin entitled 56-06: Half a Century of Innovation in Welsh Art, described as 'a book and exhibition proposal to mark the 50th anniversary of 56 Group Wales'.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Bob Weir, comprising correspondence, 1997-1998, between Bob Weir and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli, Martyn Dallimore-Jones and Sue Williams and letters, 1997-1998, to Bob Weir from Group member Chris Shurrock and other correspondents; and letter, 1997, to Group publicity officer Martyn Dallimore-Jones from the Washington Gallery, Penarth.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Elisabeth Elias, comprising correspondence, 1971-1974, between Elisabeth Elias and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli and David Tinker (subject-matter including the reinstatement of Mary Griffiths as Group secretary and Eric Malthouse's reinstatement as Group member); letter, 1974, from Elisabeth Elias to Arthur Giardelli's wife, Beryl ('Bim'); and Group grant application for 1972/3. Two letters from Arthur Giardelli to Elisabeth Elias illustrated with drawings of birds.

File of Group 56 executive committee member Eric Malthouse, comprising largely correspondence, 1956-1957, 1961 and undated, regarding 56 Group membership (including letters of membership acceptance addressed to Eric Malthouse from Robert (Bob) Hunter, Ernest Zobole, Arthur Giardelli and John Wright and a letter rejecting membership from artist and writer Brenda Chamberlain); together with Group manifesto of August 1956 and material relating to 56 Group exhibitions held in 1957 at Worcester Museum & Art Gallery, the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, and Tenby Civic Centre. An undated letter to Group chairman Eric [Malthouse] from Bob [Robert Hunter] includes a humorous interpretation of the latter's relinquishing of his secretarial role in 1961.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Julian Sheppard, comprising correspondence, 1991, between Julian Sheppard and Group chairman Arthur Giardelli; letters, 1991, to Julian Sheppard from Arthur Giardelli, Group members Paul Davies and Emrys Williams, and the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol; letters to Arthur Giardelli from Zdenĕk Vaniček of the Czechoslovak Embassy in London and former Group secretary Mary Griffiths; correspondence, 1991, between Group treasurer David Tinker and Mary Griffiths; note, 1991, to Mary Griffiths from Zdenĕk Vaniček; letter, 1991, from Group member Peter Ellis to other members; circular letter, 1991, from Julian Sheppard to Group members; agendas and minutes of Group Annual General Meetings and Group meetings, 1991; detailed notes by Group treasurer David Tinker regarding forthcoming exhibition; information from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, Liverpool relating to funding application; and memoranda by Arthur Giardelli. Some letters annotated by Arthur Giardelli.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Julian Sheppard, comprising correspondence, 1992, between Julian Sheppard, Group executive committee members and other Group members, and between Julian Sheppard and other correspondents; letters, 1992, to Group chairman Arthur Giardelli from Group member Tom ('Diz') Gilhespy and the Welsh Arts Council (now the Arts Council of Wales); circular letters, 1992, from Julian Sheppard to Group members; biographical details and artist statement of Group member Shani Rhys James, dated December 1991; 56 Group Wales statement; mailing list for Group annual report 1991/2; speech delivered at private viewing, April 1992; and photocopied press cuttings relating to Group members and exhibition. Some letters annotated by Arthur Giardelli. Three letters duplicated.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Julian Sheppard, comprising correspondence, 1993-1994, 1996, between Julian Sheppard and Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and between Julian Sheppard and other correspondents, including former Group member Jeffrey Steele (subject-matter includes the death of Group member Paul Davies and tributes to him); circular letters, 1995-1996, from Julian Sheppard to Group members; funding applications; statement of expenses and accounts; Group Annual General Meeting agenda, 1993; and memoranda, draft letters, etc by Arthur Giardelli. Some letters annotated by Arthur Giardelli.

Correspondence and other material, 1956-1957, largely relating to 56 Group exhibitions which took place in 1957 at Worcester Museum & Art Gallery, the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, and Tenby Civic Centre.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising letters, 1990, to Group chairman Arthur Giardelli from Mary Griffiths; letters, 1989-1990, to Arthur Giardelli from Group treasurer David Tinker, Stirling Fibre Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire and East Dyfed Health Authority; copy of minutes of Group Annual General Meeting held 25 October 1989; printed invitations to the private viewing of the 56 Group Wales's exhibition at the Glasgow Group Gallery, April 1990; circular letters, 1990, from Mary Griffiths to Group members sent for information to Betty Evans, who took over Group secretaryship in the temporary absence of Mary Griffiths; and other related correspondence and notes. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths and Arthur Giardelli. Secretarial records relating to 1988-1989 are missing.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1967-1969, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli, David Tinker and John Wright; letter, 1967, from Group chairman Arthur Giardelli to Mary Griffiths's husband, Bruce Griffiths; circular letters from Mary Griffiths to Group members; printed flyer for exhibition by Arthur Giardelli, Bim Butler (later Giardelli) and Group member Robert Hunter, December [?1967 or 1968]; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths and Arthur Giardelli. Secretarial material relating to 1969 is missing.

File of Group 56 Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1970-1971, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli and David Tinker (subject-matter includes Mary Griffiths's pending resignation as Group secretary); and circular letter, 1971, from Mary Griffiths to Group members. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths. Some letters from Group chairman Arthur Giardelli to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds. Secretarial records relating to 1969 are missing.

File of Group 56 Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1974, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli and David Tinker; letter, 1974, from Group chairman Arthur Giardelli to Group treasurer David Tinker; and correspondence, 1974, between Mary Griffiths and former Group secretary Elisabeth Elias. There are frequent references throughout all correspondence to Claude Souviron, Keeper of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes, and to Rollo Charles, Keeper of Art at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths. Some of Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds.

File of Group 56 Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1976-1977, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members David Tinker and Arthur Giardelli (subject-matter includes the death of Group member Hubert Dalwood); letter, 1976, from Mary Griffiths to the Welsh Arts Council (now the Arts Council of Wales) applying for funding for the forthcoming Group publication The Artist and how to Employ Him, edited by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli; letter, 1976, from Group member Glyn Jones to Arthur and Bim Giardelli; and letters, 1976-1977, from Mary Griffiths to Group members. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths, Arthur Giardelli and David Tinker. Most of Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings (one with a watercolour drawing) of birds.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1979, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members David Tinker, Arthur Giardelli and William Wilkins; letters of resignation, 1979, to Group chairman Arthur Giardelli from Mervyn Baldwin and David Shepherd; and letter, 1979, to Arthur and Bim Giardelli from Group member Eric Rowan. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths and Arthur Giardelli. Almost all Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds.

File of Group 56 Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1982, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members David Tinker, Arthur Giardelli and William Wilkins; and letter, 1982, from Group treasurer David Tinker to Group member Geoffrey Davies. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths, two annotated by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, one annotated by Group publicity officer William Wilkins. Most of Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds. Letters, 3 September 1982 (to William Wilkins from Mary Griffiths) and 8 November 1982 (to David Tinker from Mary Griffiths), duplicated.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1982-1983 and undated, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli, David Tinker and William Wilkins; and agenda of the Bologna Catalogue Sub-Committee meeting held 30 January 1983. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths, two annotated by Group publicity officer William Wilkins, one annotated by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli. Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds. Two letters to Mary Griffiths from Arthur Giardelli duplicated.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1984, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli, David Tinker and William Wilkins; letter, 1984, to Group chairman Arthur Giardelli's wife, Bim from Mary Griffiths; correspondence, 1984, between Mary Griffiths and the Association of Artists and Designers in Wales (AADW); letters, 1984, from Mary Griffiths to undisclosed recipients; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths and William Wilkins. Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds.

File of Group 56 secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1963-1966 and undated, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli, David Tinker, John Wright and Eric Malthouse (subject-matter including a proposal by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli to amend the Group name to '56 Group Wales'); draft letter, [1966], from Arthur Giardelli to the Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford; and circular letters, 1965 and undated, from Mary Griffiths to Group members. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths. Two letters from Mary Griffiths to Arthur Giardelli duplicated. One letter from Arthur Giardelli to Mary Griffiths appears to lack its beginning.