Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1982-1998 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.063 cubic metres (7 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Parliament for Wales Campaign (Ymgyrch Senedd i Gymru) is a cross-party, non-party organisation set up to win support for an elected legislative Parliament for Wales. It was previously known as the Campaign for a Welsh Assembly (Ymgyrch dros Senedd i Gymru) and changed its English name in 1993 on the recommendation of the National Council. Their business, including minutes and publications, is conducted bilingually in English and Welsh.
The Campagin developed from the Cardiff-based campaign for a Welsh Senate, set up in the wake of the 1987 General Election. It was officially launched at Merthyr Tydfil on 26 November 1988, following a number of informal meetings throughout Wales during the previous year.
In March 1994 the Parliament for Wales Campaign organised a two-day Democracy Conference in Llandrindod attended by 250 representatives from all walks of Welsh civic society, including political parties, churches, local authorities, and trade unions. The campaign organised questionnaires and petitions and placed advertisements in newspapers calling for devolution.
Following the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales, the Parliament for Wales Campaign now calls for a fully democratic Assembly with legislative powers similar to the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Osmond is a writer and journalist, and a founder member and former Chairman of the Parliament for Wales Campaign (previously the Campaign for a Welsh Assembly), a cross-party, non-party organization set up to win support for an elected legislative assembly or parliament for Wales. The Campaign, which developed from the Cardiff-based Campaign for a Welsh Senate, set up in the wake of the 1987 General Election, was officially launched at Merthyr Tydfil on 26 November 1988, following a number of informal meetings throughout Wales during the previous year.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr John Osmond, Director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs per the Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth; Llandaff, Cardiff; Donation; May and August 1998; A1998/70, A1998/118.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection comprises correspondence and papers, 1982-1998, relating to the activities of the Campaign for a Welsh Assembly, later the Parliament for Wales Campaign. They consist of minutes of meetings, strategy documents, press statements, press releases, discussion documents and press cuttings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All documents have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically in ten 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 noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales at NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1999, pp. 60-61.
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
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Parliament for Wales Campaign. (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
July 2006.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by J. Graham Jones for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1999, pp. 60-61;