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Articles, speeches and addresses by Islwyn Evans and others on several aspects of the South Wales coal industry. [Full list inside box].

Booklets, pamphlets and posters relating to the coal industry, but also including A History of Beddau and District by Dillwyn Lewis, 1965 (No. 18) and The King and the Miner: The maiden speech of J. C. Welsh, MP, 15 February 1923 (No. 58). [Full list inside box].

Essays, unpublished theses, and statistical information, including copies of Islwyn Evans's essay 'Prospects of the Coal Industry in South Wales' which won the Beatrice Grenfell Prize at the Llangefni National Eisteddfod 1957, together with copies of the adjudication (Nos. 78-80); copies of essays on 'To what extent has nationalisation on of Coal Mines achieved its object?' and 'The influence of the changing pattern of industry on the social and cultural life of West Wales' submitted by Islwyn Evans for competition at the Aberdare National Eisteddfod, 1956, and the Llanelli National Eisteddfod, 1962, respectively (Nos. 81-2); a copy of a thesis (Ph.D. London, 1958-9) by John Frederick Davis on 'The Forest of Dean and Bristol - Somerset Coalfields - a comparative study in industrial Geography during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries' (No. 83).

Manuscript and typescript copies of 'The Fearful Toll' or 'Saga of the South Wales Coalfield', an account of fatalities and disasters in the South Wales Coalfield, 1852-1965, which appears to have been prepared for publication.

Newspaper cuttings, mostly articles by S. Islwyn Evans, taken from the Carmarthen Journal, etc., c. 1929-1932 (Nos. 1-2) and from the Western Mail and Echo, c. 1934-1954 (Nos. 3-4), including a series by Paul Godwin called 'Coal is our Business' in the South Wales Echo.

Pictorial souvenirs of the Western Mail and South Wales Echo, including 'Old Cardiff in Pictures', 1964-5, 'The Big Freeze', 1963, 'Swansea in Pictures', 1973 (Nos. 7-14), The City and Port of Cardiff: the official handbook (Cardiff Blue Book) of the Development Committee of the Cardiff City Council (No. 15), and related proofs, etc., (No. 16).

Papers of S. Islwyn Evans, 1923-1973, comprising his articles, essays and addresses, together with related press cuttings and other material, concerning the south Wales coalfield; also included are a few items concerning the history and geology of the coal industry in Gloucestershire and Somerset.

'The Story of the South Wales Coalfield' / 'Chronicle of the South Wales Coalfield' / 'Saga of the South Wales Coalfield' by S. Islwyn Evans, probably intended for publication: manuscript copies (chapters 1-6) and typescript copies (chapters 1-8) (No. 213). Manuscript and typescript copies of 'Geology explained in the Dean District' (No. 214). Miscellaneous papers, including a copy of Islwyn Evans's application to the N.C.B. (South Western Division) for the post of Public Relations Officer (No. 215).

Typescript articles and press cuttings, book reviews and miscellaneous correspondence relating to articles published by Islwyn Evans, including 'Profiles of Pitmen' published in the Western Mail 1956 (No. 87); typescript copies of two series of articles 'Coalfield Cameo' and 'Britain's Coalfields Today' which appeared in the Western Mail, 1953-7 (Nos. 88-9); book reviews (Nos. 90-92); The New Vein (Journal of the South Western Division of the N.C.B.) Nos. 1-2, edited by Islwyn Evans, with related correspondence (Nos. 93-94), etc.

Typescript articles, speeches and addresses by Islwyn Evans and others on several aspects of the South Wales coal industry. Includes one speech by Lord Robens, chairman of the N.C.B. 1965 (No. 206). [Full list inside box].