Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [1846]-1915 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
9 vols.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Henry Thomas ('Arlunydd Penygarn'), artist, was born in Pontypool. A man of eclectic interests, he worked in London and Canada and also helped found the Royal Cambrian Academy.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, [1846]-1915, of Thomas Henry Thomas ('Arlunydd Penygarn') comprising correspondence, geological and antiquarian notes, translations of manuscripts and miscellanea largely of Welsh interest, including an account of the 'Mari Lwyd' and material relating to 'druidic' books and runes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 3122-3127, 6995-6997.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Latin
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin, Welsh.
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) and in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
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Notes area
Note
Formerly known as Arlunydd Penygarn 1-9.
Note
Title based on contents.
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
October 2005 and July 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Sian Medi Davies and Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943); Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951);