Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1867-1968 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 small box; 0.009 cubic metres.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Hansons Auctioneers & Valuers Ltd; Lichfield; 26 February 2025 (Lot 50).
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection, relating to the formative years of the Labour Party, including over 20 signed letters and 25 postcards from J. Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), who served as Prime Minister from 1929 to 1935; 7 signed letters from Philip Snowden (1864-1937), Chancellor of the Exchequer under Ramsay MacDonald; a signed photograph postcard of Keir Hardy; a copy of James Ramsay MacDonald, Labour's Man of Destiny, first edition, signed by the author; and 6 photographs, some featuring Snowden, Grenfell, and Ramsay MacDonald. Also included are letters from JRM's private secretary, Ethel Snowden, C. Rowden Buxton and Ben Tillett. The recipient of the correspondence was Griff Jones, a Labour Party activist from Swansea, who also drew satirical cartoons under the name 'Gytto'.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All material has been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 8 files
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library. = Disgwylir i ddarllenwyr sydd am ddefnyddio papurau modern yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru gydymffurfio รข Deddf Gwarchod Data 2018 a Rheoliadau Diogelu Data Cyffredinol 2018 yng nghyd-destun unrhyw brosesu ganddynt o ddata personol a gasglwyd o gofnodion modern sydd ar gadw yn y Llyfrgell. Nodir y manylion yn yr wybodaeth a roddir wrth wneud cais am Docyn Darllen.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright restrictions apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
A wallet of cartoons has been transferred to the Graphic Collection Political cartoons by Griff Jones 995271664502419).
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Griff Jones Papers.
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Labour Party (Great Britain) (Subject)
- MacDonald, James Ramsay, 1866-1937 (Subject)
- Snowden, Philip Snowden, Viscount, 1864-1937 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rob Phillips, April 2025. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: material in the Griff Jones Archive, Welsh Elections 1885-1997 by Beti Jones, Wikipedia WWW site 1-2 Aril 2025.