AMC / WAW Collections held in Glamorgan Record Office

Glamorgan Record Office, The Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NE

Tel: 029 2078 0282

Fax: 029 2078 0284

Email: glamro@cardiff.ac.uk

Website: http://www.glamro.gov.uk/

Caroline Joll Collection

This collection includes material relating to the Women’s Liberation Movement in Cardiff, and to Welsh Women’s Aid leaflets and newsletters

[Click for full-sized image]Cardiff Women’s Liberation Newsletter, Cover, Issue April 1981
[Click for full-sized image]Women at Work in Wales Conference, Poster included in Cardiff Women’s Liberation Newsletter, No. 1 February 1979
[Click for full-sized image]Barn Merched / Women’s View, Summer 1981, Front Page

Margery Lewis Collection

A large collection of photographs, papers, postcards, cartoons, newsletters and banners collected by Margery Lewis as a member of the Women for Life on Earth Group. Also includes some earlier CND material.

[Click for full-sized image]Marchers crossing the Severn Bridge, Cardiff-Greenham March, September 1981, Photographer Margery Lewis
[Click for full-sized image]Banner for women’s peace demonstration, Cardiff. Date unknown, early 1980s, Maker unknown. Photographer Margery Lewis
[Click for full-sized image]Llandaff and Fairwater CND Banner. Date and photographer unknown. Margery Lewis is on the far right.
[Click for full-sized image]Home-made Greenham Common Peace Camp badge. Maker unknown.
[Click for full-sized image]Banner (fabric) for WFLOE Star March. Maker unknown.

Women for Life on Earth Collection

Another extensive collection of material relating to the women’s peace movement in Wales, particularly the Cardiff-Greenham march which led to the formation of Greenham Women’s Peace Camp, later actions in Wales and Greenham. Donated by Ann Pettit .

[Click for full-sized image]Part of A5 leaflet about WFLOE march, Cardiff-Brawdy, 1982. Artist unknown.
[Click for full-sized image]Postcard, Monica Sjoo (holding banner on right) with her banner, Lunar Child of the Sea

Permanent Waves Collection, 1992-1999

Administrative papers, newsletters and advertising and descriptive material of arts exhibitions of the South East Wales based women’s arts association (now renamed as Women’s Arts Association).

[Click for full-sized image]Front cover of Report of National Conference for Women in the Arts, 2002. Designer unknown

Sonia Davies Collection

Collection contains mainly posters given following the death in 1999 of Sonia Davies, a former member of AMC / WAW. Sonia was a journalist closely involved with women’s movement activities in Cardiff in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the area of media.

[Click for full-sized image]Poster for First National Film & Video Conference, Cardiff, 1983. Designer not known

Other Collections in Glamorgan Record Office

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, South Wales Branch

Papers and other materials, 1965-1997. (see also Margery Lewis Collection, Women for Life on Earth Collection and Vanessa Priestley collection)

Vanessa Priestley Collection, Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp

Collection of photographs + blanket and 3 banners relating to Greenham Women’s Peace Camp, 1984.

Older Lesbian Network

Newsletters and other material 1993-2002. (Permission to consult must be obtained in advance)

Archif Menywod Cymru / Women’s Archive of Wales

Newsletters, reports, administrative papers etc. from the meeting in December 1998 which led to the creation of AMC to 2003. Further papers will be deposited from time to time.

[Click for full-sized image]Menu for ‘Great Suffrage Celebration Dinner’, Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 31st October 1998, following the first Archive AGM and event.