Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1989-1991 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.009 cubic metres (1 box)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Rhymney Valley Campaign Against the Poll Tax, set up in 1990, was part of the Campaign Against the Poll Tax, (CAPT) which was established to put pressure on the Conservative government against the implementation of the community charge or poll tax. It existed until 1991.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Beatrice M. Smith, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, in 1992.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of the Rhymney Valley Campaign Against the Poll Tax, 1989-1991, including a personal file containing papers relating to Beatrice M. Smith's non-payment of the poll tax, including correspondence, agenda and minutes of meetings of the Rhymney Valley CAPT, press cuttings; press cuttings and a petition against the first Welsh poll tax imprisonment, 1991; leaflets and posters, and bills and receipts, 1990-1991.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged as follows: papers relating to B. M. Smith's non-payment; agenda and minutes of meetings; correspondence; copy of the petition; press cuttings; leaflets and posters; anti-poll tax songs; script for a video; bills and receipts.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1993, p.69, at the National Library of Wales.
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1993.