Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1970-1996 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
8 boxes; 0.072 cubic metres.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lord Roberts of Conwy was MP for Conwy from 1970 to 1997. He served as parliamentary private secretary to the Welsh secretary from 1970 to 1974 and as opposition frontbench spokesman for Wales 1974 and 1979. He served in the Welsh Office as Under-Secretary of State and Minister of State between 1979 and 1995. He was elevated to the peerage as Lord Roberts of Conwy in 1997. Prior to his election he enjoyed a career in broadcasting with both TWW and HTV.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Enid Grace Roberts in September 2015.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The political diaries of Lord Roberts of Conwy from 1970 to 1996 divided into 18 volumes. The diaries cover most of Lord Roberts' time as Member of Parliament for Conwy and his entire career at the Welsh Office and include letters, newpaper cuttings and pictures added by Lord Roberts. Many subject are covered including the establishment of S4C, Welsh language legislation, inward investment, the Falklands War, the Gulf War, Northern Ireland, the bombing of the Conservative Party conference in Brighton by the IRA in 1984, general elections and the European Union.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Accurals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 18 volumes by date. Original order has been retained.
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 noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied by cataloguer.
Note
A collection of Lord Roberts' books and papers are available at Wyn Roberts Papers (GB 0210 WYNRBTS) in the National Library of Wales and photographs are available in Lord Roberts of Conwy Photographs.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Conservative Party (Great Britain) (Subject)
- Great Britain. Welsh Office (Subject)
- Roberts, Wyn, 1930-2013, -- Diaries (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
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
October 2015.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Robert Phillips. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: material in the Wyn Roberts Diaries, Guardian website and Welsh Elections 1885-1997 by Beti Jones,