Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1970-1988 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.207 cubic metres (23 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gwyn Griffiths (b. 1956) was the last chairman of the Welsh Liberal Party before it merged with the SDP to form the Social and Liberal Democratic Party in 1988.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Gwyn Griffiths, Clwyd, in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1999.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Gwyn Griffiths, 1970-1988, including various Liberal Party pamphlets, 1970-1981; papers concerning the Welsh League of Young Liberals, 1975-1977; correspondence and papers concerning the Liberal Ecology Group, 1978-1984; correspondence and papers concerning the Liberal Parliamentary Association, 1986-1988.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged according to donation date.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
The donor's permission is required to see these papers. 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.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in NLW Minor Lists and Summaries 1989, pp.24-25, 1990, pp.36-37, 1991, pp.34, 1992, p.40, 1993, p.23, 1994, pp.26-27, and 2000, pp. 33-34.
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
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Liberal Ecology Group -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Welsh Liberal Party -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Welsh League of Young Liberals -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Liberal Parliamentary Association -- Archives. (Subject)
- Liberal Party (Great Britain) (Subject)
- Liberal Parliamentary Association. (Subject)
- Welsh League of Young Liberals. (Subject)
- Liberal Ecology Group. (Subject)
- Griffiths, Gwyn, 1956- -- 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 Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1989.