Material Relating to the "Bevin Boys" Conscription Scheme, 1943 - 1947

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Description

Object description

An extensive collection of material relating to the Bevin Boys conscription scheme, 1943 - 1947, comprising a series of mainly photocopied ms/ts letters (ca 200pp) written by ex-Bevin Boys and describing their wartime experiences, a photocopied set of ballotee records for Bevin Boys residing in the Midlands region, 1944 - 1945, a ts index of Midlands ballotees, optants and volunteers covering the period December 1943 - July 1947, photographs of miners, collieries and miners' hostels, newspaper cuttings (January 1944 - May 1983) relating to the Bevin Boys scheme, and various photocopied and original documents including official Ministry of Labour and National Service conscription and release forms, ID and ration cards, National Coal Board correspondence, wage slips, and income tax forms. Together with a set of original documents collected by and mostly relating to David Day, who worked as a Bevin Boy; a photocopy of David Agnew's book "Bevin Boy" (London, Allen & Unwin Ltd: 1947); a copy of the book "South Yorkshire Pits" by Warwick Taylor (Pen and Sword Books, 2001); and an MA dissertation by Robert Huw Griffiths entitled "The Forgotten Army: The Bevin Boys in the South Wales Coalfield, 1943 - 1948" (University of Wales, 1995).

Content description

History note

Cataloguer APR

History note

Catalogue date 1997-01-08

Object Details

Category: Private papers
Related period: Second World War (content), 1945-1989 (content)
Dimensions: whole: 12 Boxes
Catalogue number: Documents.6335

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

Day, David
Agnew, David
Griffiths, Robert Huw
Taylor, Warwick Harry
Bevin Boy conscription scheme
Ministry of Labour and National Service
British Government, National Coal Board
University of Wales
Associated events

Bevin Boys
Conscription, United Kingdom
Home Front, UK, Second World War
Associated places

Midlands, England
Wales, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Associated subjects

Original documents
Photocopies
photographs
Miscellaneous Documents

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Material Relating to the "Bevin Boys" Conscription Scheme, 1943 - 1947

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