South Wales Coalfield Collection

Residential Courses

Ref No. Description Dates
AUD/47 Llafur/Wales TUC Weekend School.
Recording of a meeting at "The Making of the Welsh Working Class" Weekend School in Swansea, in which various topics are discussed. Included are the morale of the miner in the late 1970's; problems and struggles of workers in Wales; social contracts; trade unionism; and the threat of a Conservative win in the impending 1979 election.
Covers period : 1970-1980 (c).
Running time : 49mins 39secs.
1978
AUD/378 Recording of NUM South Wales Area Residential Course.
Recording of concluding session on 'Communications, a Stimulated Conference Session' - 'Motion One : In Support of National Enterprise Board' and 'Motion Two : Against Wage Restraint and curbs on Collective Bargaining'.
Running time : 1hr 28mins 44secs.
9.1975
AUD/379 NUM Residential Course Lecture.
Recording of a lecture by Archie Lush, entitled "Aneurin Bevan as a Human Being".
Running time : 1hr 7mins 40secs.
24.9.1975
AUD/380 NUM Residential Course Lecture.
Recording of a Lecture presented by Will Paynter, entitled "The Evolution of the Wages Structure in the Mining Industry." Introduction by the Chairman.
Running time : 1hr 45mins.
13.9.1976
AUD/434 Recording of Llafur/NUM Residential Course.
NOT FULLY CATALOGUED. Recording of lectures and discussions from the Llafur/NUM Weekend School at Pontypridd, the topic being "Workers Control And The South Wales Miners". Speakers include Gwyn Alf Williams, David Egan, Michael Woodhouse, David Francis, Eric Heffer, Jack Dunn, and Arthur Scargill.
Running time : 9hrs.
4.1977
AUD/436 Recording of Llafur/NUM Residential Course.
Recording of lectures and discussions of the Llafur/NUM Easter Weekend School, concerning the General Strike And Lockout Of 1926. Speakers include Dai Francis, Emlyn Williams, Robin Page Arnot, Glyn Williams, Len Jeffries, D J Davies, Will Picton, Leo Price, and David Smith.
Running time : 2hrs 35mins.
4.1976
AUD/535 NUM/DACE Day School.
NOT FULLY CATALOGUED. An "energy" day school arranged by the Department of Adult Continuing Education at Swansea University, in conjunction with the NUM South Wales Area entitled "Privatising Energy". Speakers include Andrew Holmes, Allen Sykes, Rhodri Morgan, Stuart Boyle, and Gerald McCloskey.
Running time : 4hrs 45mins.
11.6.1988
AUD/538 Recording of Llafur Adult Education Day School.
Recording of a Llafur day school concerning the history of adult education and its political activities/influences, especially regarding the lower classes and unemployed within Wales.
Covers period : 1930-1986 (c).
Running time : 3hrs 6mins 20secs.
17.5.1986
AUD/563 "Forward into History" Weekend School.
NOT FULLY CATALOGUED Recordings of lectures and seminars from the series "Forward Into History",and ran by the Department of Adult Continuing Education at Swansea University. Topics include "Facing the Future in the Valleys", "Growing Old in the Valleys", "Women, Men and Work - The North/South Divide" and "From Britain to South Africa".
Running time : 6hrs 11mins 58secs.
28.3.1987

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