Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Machynlleth Women's Voluntary Service.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
During the Second World War, the Government encouraged the salvage and collection of unwanted paper for recycling to help in the war effort. The Machynlleth branch of the Women's Voluntary Service organised collections of papers in the area. Prior to pulping, the papers were screened for possible historical importance, and as a result many of the papers collected were retained and later deposited at the National Library. These include records, 1858-1927, of Machynlleth Urban District Council, the Owain Glyndwr Institute, and the Machynlleth Poor Law Union.