Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1968-1988 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.036 cubic metres (4 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Godfrey Lee (1951-) was born in Newport and attended Portsmouth Polytechnic before becoming a local authority Development Control Officer. He was a member of Plaid Cymru, and stood as the candidate for Newport in the October 1974 General Election. He later moved to Castell Caereinion, near Welshpool, Powys.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr Godfrey Lee, Castell Caereinion, Welshpool, Powys, 1995.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Political correspondence and papers accumulated by Godfrey Lee, 1968-1988, relating to Plaid Cymru activities in Newport, 1968-1978, Plaid Cymru's Montgomeryshire branch, 1977-1988, and Welshpool branch, 1978-1980; the work of Gwent Regional Council [of Plaid Cymru], 1969-1977; together with Plaid Cymru Conference Programmes, 1969-1988; and literature concerning the Merthyr Tydfil by-election, 1972.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Listed chronologically
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the summary list is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1995, at the National Library of Wales. The list is available online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Plaid Cymru (Subject)
- Plaid Cymru. Gwent Regional Council. (Subject)
- Lee, Godfrey, 1951- -- Archives. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used to compile this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1995; Beti Jones, Etholiadau'r Ganrif Welsh Elections (Talybont, 1999); The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1974 (London, 1974).