National Union of Mineworkers (Yorkshire) Minutes
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
- 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
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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