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National Union of Mineworkers (Yorkshire) Minutes

 Fonds
Reference code: 243

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a complete set of printed minutes of the National Union of Mineworkers, Yorkshire Area, distributed to over 100 collieries in operation in the Yorkshire region between 1925 and 1992. Some years contain multiple copies.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925 - 1992

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Availble by appointment. Certain material may be restricted, please contact us for more details.

Copyright

Variously according to document

Biographical / Historical

The Yorkshire Miners' Association was founded in 1881 as a result of the merger of the South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Miners' associations. In 1889, it affiliated to the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) as a founding member. In 1932, the federation was renamed the Mineworkers' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB). The Yorkshire Miners' Association retained its status as an independent trade union until 1945 when the MFGB was reorganised to become the National Union of Mineworkers. At this point the Yorkshire Miners' Association became an area of the national union, and as a result it became the National Union of Mineworkers, Yorkshire Area.

Extent

121 Volume(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Chronological

Custodial History

By donation from NUM headquarters in Barnsley, April 1999

Related Materials

National Union of Mineworkers Energy Research Archive

Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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