A letter from Arthur H Jones of Hampshire to Charles Street Arts Foundation, Cardiff, 3 April 1987

Description

This two page A5 letter from Arthur H Jones to Charles Street Arts Foundation is in response to an article in the Welsh-American newspaper ‘Minnau’ requesting information on Welsh-American connections. The letter describes a memoir Jones has recently published.

The 11th Charles Street Carnival and Festival of Community Arts in 1987 had the theme 'Americana' as the Carnival was on 4 July. This response shows the efforts the organisers made looking for information that could be used in an accompanying exhibition.

In June 1977, Cardiff Community Concern started the Charles Street Carnival as a community groups' alternative celebration of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. This became an annual event and grew into a separate organisation, Charles Street Arts Foundation. The Foundation came to employ artists and staff but was founded and run by volunteers. Cardiff Community Concern, also founded and run by volunteers, was an alternative advice and information centre for young people, based at 58 Charles Street. Both organisations were founded by Ian Horsburgh.

Glamorgan Archives, D20/4/1/2
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