Identity area
Reference code
AH1
Title
Accumulated manuscript volumes
Date(s)
- [c. 1752]-[1900] (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
58 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscript volumes, previously in the possession of musicians, collectors or precentors, and accumulated by Dr J. Lloyd Williams. Many were evidently acquired by him from J. H. Davies, Cwrt-mawr, and contain mainly folk songs and hymn tunes, recorded in eighteenth and nineteenth century Wales.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in order of previous J. Lloyd Williams reference numbers. Volumes previously un-numbered appear at end of sequence.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, unless otherwise specified
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
For a detailed description of files AH1/1-AH1/53, see NLW Facs 973, vol. 1, pp. 32-69.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Manuscripts which formerly formed part of the Cwrtmawr Collection are AH1/28-36, AH1/50, AH1/54 and possibly AH1/8.
Note
Preferred citation: AH1
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004291095
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000291095