Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1988-1995 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.333 cubic metres (37 small boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Neil Kinnock (b. 1942) was the Labour MP for the constituency of Islwyn, Gwent, from its creation in 1983 until 1995. Islwyn incorporated most of the former seat of Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, together with part of Abertillery, Monmouthshire. Neil Kinnock had served as Member of Parliament for Bedwellty, 1970-1983. He was Leader of the Labour Party, 1983-1992, and became a European Commissioner in 1995.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr J. Don Touhig, MP, London, 1996.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1988-1995, accumulated by Neil Kinnock as MP for Islwyn, mainly comprising constituency correspondence, and papers relating to local affairs, including health and welfare, industry, local government and the closure of sub-post offices in South Wales.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically and in alphabetical order by the surname of the constituent or subject concerned.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Closed for 50 years after the last date in each file: exemption s40, Freedom of Information Act 2000. 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 Minor Lists and Summaries, 1997, pp. 65-67, at the National Library of Wales.
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
Place access points
Name access points
- Kinnock, Neil Gordon, 1942- -- 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 Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1997; The Wales Yearbook 1995 (Aberystwyth 1995); Debrett's People of Today (London, 2003).