Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1983-2016 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.036 cubic metres (4 small boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Jenny Porter volunteered at the North Wales Lesbian Line (Llinell Lesbiaid Gogledd Cymru), supportive service, for a number of years. She was the co-ordinator of the proposed Cymru Pride Wales Parade in 1999 and LGB Forum Coordinator in 2002. LGB became Stonewall Cymru on 1 April 2003. Jenny Porter was Community Liaison Officer at Stonewall Cymru in 2007 and part of the Inside-Out project team in 2006. She was awarded a certificate for ‘outstanding commitment to diversity’ by North Wales Criminal Justice Board in 2007 and 2008. In 2010 she was awarded with a Welsh Government Recognizing Achievement Award for Tackling Prejudice.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Jenny Porter; Llanfairpwllgwyngyll; Donation; May 2021; 992521508802419
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Jenny Porter as co-ordinator of Cymru Pride Wales (CPW), relating to The North Wales Lesbian Line; publicity material; minutes of meetings; early Stonewall documents; papers relating to the formation of the LGB Forum Cymru launched in 2001, including a letter from Sir Ian McKellen apologizing that he is unable to attend the first proposed Welsh Pride on 23 October 1999.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into one series: administrative papers.
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 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Porter, Jenny -- Archives (Subject)
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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 2022
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Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: papers within the archive.
Archivist's note
Compiled by Ann Francis Evans.