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The Welsh Political Archive includes national and some local records of the major political parties active in Wales along with the papers of many influential politicians such as party leaders, Members of Parliament, Members of the European Parliament, Lords and Assembly Members.
It isn’t possible to list all archives of a political nature in the collection, but the list below contains the main corporate records for each party along with those of significant figures associated with those parties.
The Liberal Party, Liberal Democrats and Social Democratic Party
Corporate Archives
- Peter Black (Liberal Democrats Wales) Papers (1988-1998)
- Cardiganshire Liberal Association Records (1900-1974)
- George Julia Scovell (Coalition Liberal Organisation) Collection (1874-1960)
- Liberal Democrats Wales Records (1984-1999)
- Liberal Party Assembly Llandudno Papers (1952-1956)
- Monmouth Liberals and SDP Papers
- Montgomeryshire Liberal Association Records (1895-1988)
- Montgomeryshire Liberal Association Records (1895-1988)
- George A. Morrison Records
- NLW ex 1134. - Minutes and newsletters of the Social Democratic Party in Dyfed
- NLW ex 2365 - Papers relating to the Liberal Party of Wales, 1961-1962
- North Wales Women's Liberal Federation (1929-1985)
- Vale of Glamorgan Liberal Association Records, (1974-1987)
- Vale of Glamorgan SDP Records
- Welsh Liberal Democrats Papers
- Welsh Liberal Party Papers, 1961-1988 (accumulated 1966-1988)
Personal Archives
- Arthur Acland Papers
- Councillor Cecilia Barton Papers
- Roderic Bowen Papers MSS
- David Davies of Llandinam Papers
- Lord Davies of Llandinam Papers
- Clement Davies (Liberal MP) Papers
- Ednyfed Hudson Davies Papers
- Ellis W. Davies Papers
- M. L. Vaughan Davies
- O. M. Edwards Papers
- Thomas Edward Ellis Papers
- Sir Ellis Jones Ellis-Griffith Papers
- Sir Samuel Thomas Evans Papers
- Lord German Papers
- David Lloyd George Lloyd George Manuscripts - A. J. Sylvester Papers - William George Papers (Solicitor) Papers - Olwen Carey-Evans Papers - Frances Stevenson Family Papers; David Lloyd George Notebook (1910), NLW MS 24179A; George Julia Scovell (Coalition Liberal Organisation) Collection (1874-1960)
- Gwilym Lloyd George (Part of Lloyd George Manuscripts)
- Margaret Lloyd George - Revd. J. T. Rhys (Margaret Lloyd George) Papers
- Megan Lloyd George NLW MS 22752C - Megan Lloyd George: Correspondence Lloyd George Manuscripts
- W. G. A, Ormsby-Gore, Lord Harlech (Brogyntyn Estate and Family Records)
- Glyn Tegai Hughes Papers
- Gwyn Griffiths Papers
- Papurau W. J. Gruffydd
- Lord Hooson Papers
- Humphreys-Owen, Glansevern – Glansevern Estate Records
- E. T. John Papers
- Gwynoro Jones Papers
- Sir Haydn Jones Papers
- Dr Thomas Jones CH Papers
- Sir John Herbert Lewis Papers
- Richard Livsey Papers
- Rhys Hopkin Morris Papers
- Goronwy Owen – Part of Lloyd George Manuscripts
- Baroness Randerson Papers
- Stuart Rendel Lord Rendel Papers
- Henry Richard Manuscripts
- Emrys Roberts Records
- John Bryn Roberts Collection
- Roger Roberts Papers (Lord Roberts of Llandudno)
- Peter Sain Ley Berry Papers
- D. A. Thomas (Viscount Rhondda) Papers
- Jeffrey Thomas Papers
- Henry Hussey Vivian – Vivian Papers
- Eliot Crawshay-Williams Papers
- W. Llewelyn Williams Papers
The Labour Party
Corporate Archives
- Aberystwyth Labour Party Records (1965-1985)
- Brecon and Radnor Divisional Labour Party Records (1924-1985)
- Briton Ferry Labour Party Records (1915-1988)
- Caerphilly Labour Party Records (1960-1984)
- Ian and Thalia Campbell Papers (Contains Aberystwyth Labour Party records)
- Deian R. Hopkin Papers (Labour Party in Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire, 1917-1967)
- Labour Party Wales Archives
- Newport West Labour Party Records (1966-2001)
- Rhondda Labour Party Records (1932-1986)
- South Glamorgan Labour Party Records (1983-1995)
- Tal-y-Bont branch Labour Party records (1974-1987)
Personal Archives
- Leo Abse Papers
- Nick Ainger Papers
- Lord Donald Anderson Papers
- Leighton Andrews Papers
- Aneurin Bevan - Councillor Ron Evans Papers (Labour Party agent to Aneurin Bevan and Michael Foot, 1951-87). Some material is included in the Jennie Lee Collection held at the Open University and the Michael Foot Papers held at the People's History Museum.
- Christine Chapman AM (Women's Archive of Wales) Papers
- Ann Clwyd Papers
- Donald Coleman Papers
- Wayne David Papers
- Ednyfed Hudson Davies Papers
- George M Ll Davies Papers
- Gwilym Prys Davies Papers
- Ron Davies Papers
- Desmond Donnelly
- Huw T Edwards Papers
- Tom Ellis Papers NLW MS 22551E. - Welsh language status
- Councillor Ron Evans Papers (Labour Party agent to Aneurin Bevan and Michael Foot, 1951-87)
- Paul Flynn – Newport West Labour Party Records
- Megan Lloyd George Papers (Part of Lloyd George Manuscripts)
- James Griffiths Papers
- Peter Hain Papers
- Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos Papers (Cledwyn Hughes)
- Ann Jones AM (Women's Archive of Wales) Papers
- Brynmor T. John Papers
- Griff Jones Papers (mostly 1910-1930)
- Lord Elwyn Jones Papers
- Lord MacDonald of Gwaenysgor Papers
- W. H. Mainwaring Papers
- Baroness Eluned Morgan Papers
- Rhodri Morgan Papers
- Rhodri Morgan's letters to his family from Harvard University (Part of Papurau Prys Morgan)
- Lord Morris of Aberavon - John Morris Papers
- David Morris (MEP) Papers
- Lord Murphy Papers
- Lord Ogmore Papers
- Robert Richards MP Papers
- Lord Goronwy-Roberts Papers
- Ted Rowlands Papers
- D. Emlyn Thomas Papers
- Viscount Tonypandy Papers (George Thomas)
- Jeffrey Thomas Papers
- Lord Touhig Papers
- Lee Waters Papers
- Tudor Watkins Lord Watkins Papers
- Eirene White Papers
- John Lloyd Williams – J. L. Williams MP Papers
The Conservative Party
Corporate Archives
- City of Cardiff Conservative Associations Records (1918-1984)
- Conservative Party (North Wales) Papers
- Conservative Party Wales Records
- Elwyn Jones Papers (Conservative Party)
- Monmouthshire Conservative Association Records (1903-1988)
- Nefyn Conservative Association Records (1946-1979)
- Newport West Conservative Association Records (1917-1989)
- NLW ex 1819 - Conservative Party publications
- Pembrokeshire Conservative Association Records (1930-1994)
- Rhondda Conservative and Unionist Association (1971-1986)
- Ruthin Conservative Party Records (1949-1986)
- Wrexham Conservative Party Records (1913-1967)
- Welsh Conservative Party National Assembly Group Archive
Personal Archives
- Nicholas Bennett Records
- Keith Best Papers
- Beata Brookes Papers
- Lord Crickhowell Papers (Nicholas Edwards)
- Ian Grist Papers
- Tom Hooson MP Papers
- Lord Howe of Aberavon Scrapbook
- Gwilym Jones MP Papers
- Sir David Treharne Llewellyn Papers
- Darren Millar Papers
- William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore (Lord Harlech) Brogyntyn Estate and Family Records PEC10/1 - PEC11
- Keith Raffan MP Papers
- Lord Rowe-Beddoe Papers
- Wyn Roberts Diaries
- Wyn Roberts Papers
- Peter Thomas (Lord Thomas of Gwydir Papers)
- Lord Temple-Morris Papers
- Charles Arthur Rhys, Lord Dynevor(8th Baron) Papers
Plaid Cymru
Corporate Archives
- Archif Plaid Cymru
- Papurau Plaid Cymru: Rhanbarth Ceredigion (1939-1985)
- Plaid Cymru Hydro Group Papers
- National Left/Chwith Cenedlaethol
Personal Archives
- Papurau Cynog Dafis
- Papurau Rachel Mary Davies
- Papurau Gwynfor Evans/Gwynfor Evans Papers
- Peter Hughes Griffiths (Gwynfor Evans) Papers
- Jill Evans MEP Papers
- Jonathan Edwards Papers
- Papurau Ieuan Wyn Jones
- Saunders Lewis Manuscripts
- Elfyn Llwyd Papers
- Luned Meredith (Political Ephemera) Papers
- John Osmond Papers
- Papurau Dafydd Elis Thomas
- Owen John Thomas Papers
- Papurau Simon Thomas
- Papurau Dafydd Wigley
- Papurau D. J. Williams Abergwaun
- Papurau Lewis Valentine
- Phil Williams
- Harri Webb Papers
- Robin Reeves Papers
Communist Parties
- Idris Cox Papers
- Ben Davies Papers
- Bert Pearce (Welsh Communist Party) Papers 1884-2002
- Ronald and Stella Garrett-Jones Papers
- Welsh Political Ephemera Collection C1/6
Other Parties
- Co-operative Party Wales Papers
- Wales Green Party