Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1952-1987. (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
2 binders and 5 envelopes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Apis Club’s historical collection was handed over to the Bee Research Association in January 1952 with Mrs. Duruz as its Honorary Secretary. As a result of many items received (including important collections presented by S. W. Gadge, C. T. Overton and L. E. Snelgrove), it was possible to stage the first exhibition in November 1952. Many further gifts were received as a result of this exhibition. In 1953, the collection was housed in the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), part of Reading University, on a permanent loan. In 1984, MERL needed the space occupied by the collection and IBRA began negotiations with the National Museum of Wales and the Welsh Folk Museum at St Fagans for a permanent home for the collection. The collection comprises around 2,000 artefacts related to bees and beekeeping and is currently (2012) loaned to the International Beekeeping Museum at Eeklo in Belgium.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
List of donors, 1952-1980; accessions list, 1952-1980; correspondence and papers, 1953-1983; Association of Independent Museums, 1976-1981; correspondence for loan of items, 1966, 1974; acquisition book, 1973-1983; and Wales museums: correspondence, 1983-1987.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically into seven files.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: CA7.