Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1990-2000 (predominantly 1998) (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.037 cubic metres (19 folders; 1 envelope; 1 vol.)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
The new National Assembly for Wales building design competition was first announced in the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC) on 13 June 1998 to be organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The deadline given was 10 July 1998 and fifty five architects responded. Lord Callaghan's fellow judges were lay members Elinor Bennett, Angela Gidden, Mike Reilly and Professor Robin Williams, together with two practising architects Robin Nicholson and Ian Ritchie. On 3 and 4 August eleven people were interviewed. Lord Callaghan announced a short list of six architects on 7 August. The six shortlisted practices gave a presentation of their work at the Park Thistle Hotel, Cardiff, on 15 October. The winner was announced by Lord Callaghan as The Richard Rogers Partnership. This Partnership was also responsible for designing the Millennium Dome at Greenwich.
Archival history
The papers were held at the National Assembly for Wales between March and October 2001, prior to their transfer to NLW.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the Rt Hon. Lord Callaghan of Cardiff KG per Miss Jayne Thomas, Service Manager, Records Management Service, The National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff, October 2001; A2001/66.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds comprises papers, 1990-2000, mainly 1998, accumulated by Lord Callaghan during his period as Chairman of the committee responsible for selecting both the architect and the design concept for the new Welsh National Assembly building in 1998.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All the papers of Lord Callaghan relating to the New Welsh National Assembly Building donated to NLW have been kept..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged at NLW into nine series: minutes of the National Assembly for Wales Design Competition Assessment Panel; correspondence; diaries; shortlisted architects' plans and submissions; other plans submitted; responses to Bangor and Cardiff exhibitions; press cuttings and press releases; and miscellaneous papers.
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 laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Finding aid available in hard copy at NLW.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Wales. National Assembly. (Subject)
- Callaghan, James, 1912-2005 -- Archives (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Ann Francis Evans.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Lord Callaghan (New Welsh National Assembly Building) Papers passim