Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [18 cent.]-[19 cent.] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
14 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
The manuscripts previously belonged to the late Thomas Davies (d. 1907), Compton House, Aberaeron.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr Evan D. Jones, JP, 1909.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Miscellaneous manuscripts from the library of Thomas Davies, Aberaeron, including sermons, poetry and accounts.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 609-623
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Latin
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, Latin
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I(Aberystwyth, 1943).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
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
April 2005
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
This description was compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.