Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1883-1952 (accumulated [early 20th century]-1975) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.058 cubic metres (2 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Jacob Davies ('Alaw Cowyn', 1888-1973) came from Blaen-y-coed, Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire. He worked as a blacksmith at Felinfach Forge, Blaen-y-coed. He was a poet and composer, and author of Atgofion Bro Elfed (1966) and Hanes Pedair Ysgol (1975). He collected papers relating to the history of Congregational chapels in the Trelech area of Carmarthenshire, including the Gymanfa Ganu (hymn-singing festivals), and Pabell Blodau'r Grug (a branch of the Independent Order of Rechabites temperance movement) in Pen-y-bont, Trelech, Carmarthenshire.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from David Harbourne, Cardiff, in December 1983 and January 1984
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Account books, 1883-1940, of Jacob Davies and his predecessor at Felinfach Forge, Blaen-y-coed, Cynwyl Elfed; a volume containing a history of Blaen-y-Coed Congregational church, 1895-1953; notebook containing miscellaneous accounts, 1910-1952, including wage accounts at Plasyrhendy, Boncath; memoranda and accounts, 1928-1945, relating to the Gymanfa Ganu of the Congregational chapels in the Trelech area of Carmarthenshire; minute book, 1912-1914, of 'Pabell Blodau'r Grug'; and musical and poetical compositions.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
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
Usual copyright regulations apply
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1984, pp. 1-2, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
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. Includes account books of predecessors acquired by Alaw Cowyn.
Note
Llinell gyntaf / First line: Wrth gofio cymdeithion yr yrfa.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Eglwys Annibynol Blaenycoed (Blaen-y-coed, Carmarthenshire, Wales) -- History. (Subject)
- Eglwys Annibynol Blaenycoed (Blaen-y-coed, Carmarthenshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Independent Order of Rechabites. Pabell Blodau'r Grug (Trelech, Carmarthenshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Davies, Jacob, 1888-1973 -- Archives. (Subject)
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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
September 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW Project. The following sources were used for the preparation of the description: National Library of Wales, Minor Lists and Summaries 1984; Dafoe, Stephen, "The Independent Order of Good Templars", Templar Magazine, vol. 1 no. 2, 2002; The Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu association website (http://www.wngga.org/), viewed September 2003.