Records of Aberavon Borough and Port Talbot Borough Council, 1894-1970, including newspapers, 1908-1970; cine films, 1982-1986.
Port Talbot Borough Council Records
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- ReferenceGB 216 B/PT
- Dates of Creation1894-1970
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description9 linear metres
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Borough of Aberavon merged with Margam Urban District Council in 1921 to form the Borough of Port Talbot. Following local government reorganisation in 1974 boroughs and county boroughs ceased to exit, becoming district councils. Port Talbot became Afan District Council but successfully petitioned to become a borough.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following: Miscellaneous items; Miscellaneous newspapers and periodicals
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Acquisition Information
It is the policy of the West Glamorgan Archive Service to withhold the names of depositors.
Note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: West Glamorgan Archive Service, Port Talbot Borough Council, catalogue; Collis, Kim, The West Glamorgan Archive Service, A Guide to the Collections (Swansea, 1998).
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