Cylchlythyr Yr Archif Wleidyddol Gymreig the Welsh Political Archive Newsletter YR ARCHIF WLEIDYDDOL GYMREIG the WELSH POLITICAL ARCHIVE

Cylchlythyr Yr Archif Wleidyddol Gymreig the Welsh Political Archive Newsletter YR ARCHIF WLEIDYDDOL GYMREIG the WELSH POLITICAL ARCHIVE

Cylchlythyr yr Archif Wleidyddol Gymreig The Welsh Political Archive Newsletter YR ARCHIF WLEIDYDDOL GYMREIG THE WELSH POLITICAL ARCHIVE Sefydlwyd yr Archif Wleidyddol Gymreig yn 1983 i The Welsh Political Archive was set up in 1983 to gydlynu’r gwaith o gasglu tystiolaeth ddogfennol co-ordinate the collection of documentary evidence o bob math am wleidyddiaeth Cymru. Cesglir of all kinds about politics in Wales. It collects the cofysgrifau a phapurau pleidiau gwleidyddol, records and papers of political parties, politicians, gwleidyddion, mudiadau lled-wleidyddol, quasi-political organisations, campaigns and pressure ymgyrchoedd a charfanau pwyso; taflenni, pamffledi groups; leaflets, pamphlets and other printed ac effemera printiedig eraill; posteri a ffotograffau; ephemera; posters and photographs; websites and gwefannau a thapiau o raglenni radio a theledu. Ni tapes of radio and television programmes. Its work chyfyngir ei gweithgareddau i un adran o fewn y is not restricted to a specific department within the Llyfrgell. Library. Yn unol â Pholisi Datblygu Casgliadau Llyfrgell In accordance with The National Library of Wales’ Genedlaethol Cymru, mae’r Archif Wleidyddol Collection Development Policy, The Welsh Political Gymreig yn casglu papurau personol gwleidyddion Archive collects the personal papers of politicians who sydd wedi chwarae rhan bwysig ym mywyd y genedl have played an important role in the life of the nation ac unigolion sydd â phroffil uchel oherwydd gwaith and individuals with a high profile for campaigning on ymgyrchu ar faterion cenedlaethol neu ryngwladol. national or international issues. Rydym yn casglu: We collect: • papurau Aelodau Senedd y DG, Aelodau Senedd • the papers of Members of the UK Parliament, Cymru, Aelodau Senedd Ewrop ac Arglwyddi Members of the Senedd, Members of the os ydynt, er enghraifft wedi gwasanaethu European Parliament and Lords if they have for fel Ysgrifennydd Gwladol, arweinydd plaid example held positions such as Secretary of State, wleidyddol, gweinidog, cadeirydd pwyllgor party leader, minister, senior committee chair; we blaenllaw; nid ydym fel arfer yn casglu papurau do not usually collect the papers of other elected aelodau etholedig eraill na phapurau etholaethol members or constituency papers • archifau cenedlaethol pleidiau gwleidyddol (e.e. • the national archives of political parties (e.g. Archifau Plaid Lafur Cymru) ond nid ydym bellach Labour Party Wales Archives) but we no longer yn casglu archifau canghennau a rhanbarthau collect the regional or branch papers of political pleidiau gwleidyddol (e.e. Cofnodion Plaid Lafur parties (e.g. Records of Abergavenny Labour Party) y Fenni) • archives of national pressure groups and groups • archifau carfannau pwyso cenedlaethol, a which campaign on national issues grwpiau sy’n ymgyrchu ar faterion gwleidyddol o • election ephemera from all constituencies in bwys cenedlaethol Wales for national elections and referenda • effemera etholiadol o bob etholaeth yng including elections for Police and Crime Nghymru ar gyfer etholiadau a refferenda Commissioners. We do not collect material related cenedlaethol gan gynnwys etholiadau to elections to local authorities. Comisiynwyr yr Heddlu a Throseddu. Nid ydym yn casglu deunydd yn ymwneud ag awdurdodau Coronavirus lleol. Due to the Covid-19 emergency the National Library Coronafeirws of Wales was closed to the public for several months in 2020 and staff were unable to work in the building. Oherwydd argyfwng Covid-19 caewyd Llyfrgell This naturally restricted the collecting, cataloguing, Genedlaethol Cymru i’r cyhoedd am sawl mis yn promotions and outreach work which the Welsh 2020 ac ni allai’r staff weithio yn yr adeilad. Roedd Political Archive could accomplish during the year, hyn yn naturiol yn cyfyngu ar y gwaith casglu, although work on the programme continued as much catalogio, hyrwyddo ac ymestyn allan y byddai’r as possible. Archif Wleidyddol Gymreig fel arfer yn ei gyflawni yn ystod y flwyddyn, er bod gwaith ar y rhaglen wedi mynd yn ei flaen cymaint â phosibl. 3 DERBYNIADAU NEWYDD NEW ACQUISITIONS MAE’R ARCHIF WLEIDYDDOL WEDI LLWYDDO I DDERBYN NIFER O ARCHIFAU DIDDOROL YN YSTOD Y FLWYDDYN DDIWETHAF. THE POLITICAL ARCHIVE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ACQUIRING A NUMBER OF INTERESTING ARCHIVES DURING THE PAST YEAR. SIR GUILDHAUME MYRDDIN-EVANS PAPERS Rhoddwyd 9 bocs o bapurau i’r Llyfrgell yn ymwneud The Library was kindly donated 9 boxes of papers â bywyd a gyrfa Syr Guildhaume Myrddin-Evans gan relating to the life and career of Sir Guildhaume ei deulu. Roedd Myrddin-Evans yn uwch was sifil a Myrddin-Evans by his family. Myrddin-Evans was wasanaethodd yn ysgrifenyddiaeth bersonol Lloyd a senior civil servant who served in Lloyd George’s George yn ystod y Rhyfel Mawr, y Trysorlys rhwng y personal secretariat during the Great War, the Treasury ddau ryfel ac yn y Weinyddiaeth Lafur ac yn cynghori between the wars and at the Ministry of Labour Llywodraeth yr Unol Daleithiau yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel and advising the US Government during the Second Byd cyn dod yn gynrychiolydd y DU i’r Sefydliad Llafur World War before becoming UK Representative to the Rhyngwladol. International Labour Organisation. Mae’r papurau’n cynnwys toreth o ohebiaeth The papers include a wealth of personal bersonol gyda ffigurau allweddol yn y DU a Sefydliad correspondence with key figures in the UK and the y Cenhedloedd Unedig ynghyd â memoranda ac UNO along with fascinating memos and reports, adroddiadau diddorol, ffotograffau ac effemera sy’n photographs and ephemera which shed light not only taflu goleuni nid yn unig ar ei yrfa a’i ddull o weithio on his career, his method of work and the lifestyle of ond hefyd ar ffordd o fyw uwch was sifil. Ynghyd a senior civil servant. Along with items such as a UNO ag eitemau fel pasbort diplomyddol Sefydliad y diplomatic passport are papers related to his role on Cenhedloedd Unedig, mae papurau sy’n gysylltiedig the Local Government Commission for Wales which â’i rôl ar Gomisiwn Llywodraeth Leol i Gymru a reported in 1963. These give a fascinating insight into gyflwynodd adroddiad yn 1963. Mae’r rhain yn the working of local authorities in Wales in the period. rhoi cipolwg diddorol ar waith awdurdodau lleol (Sir Guildhaume Myrddin-Evans Papers). yng Nghymru yn ystod y cyfnod. (Sir Guildhaume Myrddin-Evans Papers). MANIFFESTO MANIFESTO 51 YCHWANEGIAD AT RT. HON. ANN CLWYD MP PAPERS ADDITION TO THE RT. HON. ANN CLWYD MP PAPERS Casglwyd ychwanegiad sylweddol at Bapurau Ann Clwyd (Maniffesto 46) o Senedd y DG yn fuan cyn Etholiad Cyffredinol y DG ym Mis Rhagfyr 2019. Mae’r ychwanegiad yn cynnwys papurau sy’n gysylltiedig â datblygu rhyngwladol, materion tramor, gwerthu arfau, Irac, llafur plant ac iechyd. Oherwydd ei natur sensitif, nid yw llawer o’r deunydd hwn ar gael i ddarllenwyr ar hyn o bryd, ond rydym yn gweithio gyda phartneriaid i sicrhau cyllid i asesu a chatalogio’r casgliad pwysig hwn yn llawn. (Ychwanegiad at Rt. Hon. Ann Clwyd MP Papers). A substantial addition to the Ann Clwyd Papers (Manifesto 46) was collected from Parliament shortly before the UK General Election in December 2019. (Rt. Hon. Ann Clwyd MP Papers). The addition includes papers related international development, foreign affairs, arms sales, Iraq, child labour and health. Due to its sensitive nature, much of this material is not available to readers at present, but we are working with partners to secure funding to fully assess and catalogue this important collection. (Addition to the Rt. Hon. Ann Clwyd MP Papers). DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (COALITION LIBERAL ORGANISTION) PAPERS Bu’r Llyfrgell yn ffodus i brynu casgliad o bapurau yn The Library was fortunate to purchase a collection ymwneud â David Lloyd George a grëwyd gan gasglwr of papers related to David Lloyd George created by preifat. Archif George Scovell, a wasanaethodd fel a private collector. The bulk of the collection is the Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol Sefydliad Rhyddfrydwyr archive of George Scovell, who served as General y Glymblaid, a ddaeth yn ddiweddarach yn Blaid Secretary of the Coalition Liberal Organisation, which Ryddfrydol Genedlaethol yw’r rhan fwyaf o’r casgliad. later became the National Liberal Party. The archive Mae’r archif yn ymwneud yn bennaf â’r cyfnod pan mostly relates to the period when Lloyd George was oedd Lloyd George yn Brif Weinidog ac mae’n cynnwys Prime Minister and contains correspondence on party gohebiaeth ar faterion pleidiol, adroddiadau ar issues, reports on campaigns and the state of party ymgyrchoedd a chyflwr y blaid mewn gwahanol rannau organisation in various parts of the UK as well as a o’r DG yn ogystal â nifer o friffiau dyddiol a baratowyd number of daily briefings prepared for Lloyd George ar gyfer Lloyd George ar wasg y dydd. Mae hwn yn on the day’s press. This is an important addition to ychwanegiad pwysig at gasgliadau Lloyd George yn the Lloyd George collections at NLW as it relates LlGC gan ei fod yn ymwneud â chyfnod ac agwedd o yrfa to a period and topic in Lloyd George’s career which Lloyd George na roddwyd cymaint o sylw iddynt mewn is not so well covered in other collections and has casgliadau eraill ac mae’n cynnwys cyfeiriadau diddorol interesting references to other recently acquired at bapurau eraill a gafwyd yn ddiweddar gan gynnwys papers including the Rev J T Rhys (Margaret Lloyd y Rev J T Rhys (Margaret Lloyd George) Papers. (David George) Papers. (David Lloyd George (Coalition Liberal Lloyd George (Coalition Liberal Organisation) Papers). Organisation) Papers). 5 ANN JONES AM (WOMENS ARCHIVE OF WALES) PAPERS Fel un o bartneriaid y prosiect Gwir Gofnod o Gyfnod/ The first archive to be received as part of the Gwir Setting the Record Straight sy’n cael ei arwain gan Archif Gofnod o Gyfnod/Setting the Record Straight project, Menywod Cymru, derbyniodd Yr Archif Wleidyddol led by the Women’s Archive of Wales and which the Gymreig yr archif gyntaf yn cynnwys papurau Ann Welsh Political Archive is a partner (Manifesto 50) Jones, Aelod Llafur o Senedd Cymru dros Ddyffryn comprised the papers of Ann Jones, Labour MS for the Clwyd.

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