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Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's 50 Years of 56 Group Wales exhibition as it was originally to have been held at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff prior to the venue being relocated to the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, including correspondence between Group chairman Glyn Jones and the National Museum of Wales; report on meeting regarding exhibition as it was to have been held at the National Museum of Wales; and draft proposals for book and exhibition to mark the Group's fiftieth anniversary (see note below).

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Kooywood Gallery, Cardiff, 2006, including correspondence and printed emails between Group secretary Peter Seabourne, Group chairman Glyn Jones, Group vice-chairman Peter Spriggs and the Kooywood Gallery; circular letter from Peter Seabourne to Group members and printed emails between Group members; and printed invitation to private viewing.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at The Gallery, Barry, 2007-2008, including circular letter to Group members from Group chairman Peter Spriggs; printed invitations to private viewing; and details of exhibiting artists and works.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Mixing West exhibition held at Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, 2008, including letter to Peter [?Seabourne, Group secretary]; printed invitation to private viewing; press cutting taken from the Tenby Observer; completed Exhibition Preparation Form; and gallery floor plan.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's 56 Mix exhibition held at the Wyndham Arcade Gallery, Cardiff, 2009, comprising printed exhibition flyer and poster.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Queen's Hall Gallery, Narberth (Oriel Q), 2010, comprising circular information to Group members from Group past-chairman Peter Spriggs; printed invitation to private viewing; page taken from Queen's Hall Gallery exhibition programme; printed Queen's Hall Gallery newsletter, which includes tribute to former 56 Group Wales chairman Arthur Giardelli, who died in November 2009; photocopied article from Wales Modern newsletter; and gallery floor plan.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at Oriel Canfas, Cardiff, 2011, comprising circular letters to Group members; and printed and photocopied invitations to private viewing.

Material relating to 56 Group Wales publicity, 1956-2012, including correspondence, scrapbooks of press cuttings, printed posters, reviews, Group publications, media broadcasts, printed invitations and exhibition brochures.

Material relating to the twentieth-anniversary 56 Group Wales publication The Artist And How To Employ Him (1976), edited by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and containing contributions from Group members, the said material comprising draft and fair-copy texts of the forthcoming book.

Collection of artists' print blocks. Stored with W/1 (Box 23).

Letter from 56 Group Wales treasurer David Tinker enclosing list of photographic (print) blocks used by the 56 Group Wales from 1967 to 1969. Letter transferred from Box 23.

Publicity material marking the 56 Group Wales's fiftieth year, comprising artist photographs; artist statements and biographical notes; and full-colour illustrated exhibition brochure featuring details of Group members and their works.

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Papers, 1956-2012, of the professional artist exhibiting association 56 Group Wales (formerly the 56 Group) which include publicity material (including catalogues and posters); printed publications; audio-visual footage; photographic print blocks; financial records; insurance papers; agendas and minutes of annual general meetings, extraordinary general meetings and Group meetings; and a voluminous correspondence, largely between the Group’s secretaries and its executive committee and other members, the Welsh Arts Council, exhibition venues, accountants and auditors, etc.