Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1826-1967. (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
4 linear metres.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The history of the Bala-Bangor College is a complex one, which begins in 1842 with the establishment of the Independent College in Bala, Merionethshire. By the 1850's the nature and quality of education being received at the College was under fire and a new constitution was drafted which led to a rift between members. For a while, the Independents had two colleges in Bala - one for the old constitution and one for the new. Then in 1885 the new constitution college received a gift of £1500 from Samuel Morley on the condition that it moved to Bangor, co. Caernarfon. By 1886 the college had moved to a house on College Road in Bangor known as The Poplars and from then on the 2 colleges operated separately. In 1889 John Rylands from Lancashire left £5000 in his will to the Bala College, but it was not too clear which college was to benefit. Luckily, the gift became a means of uniting both colleges. Eventually, in 1892, the department in Bala was moved to Bangor. The new united college was named Bala-Bangor and in time moved from The Poplars to a building at the bottom of Ffriddoedd Road, Bangor, which was once three private houses.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to University of Wales, Bangor Library in 1970.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of 297 items, regarding various individuals and matters associated with the Bala-Bangor College. They include registers and account books of chapels; (Rev.) William Ambrose's (Emrys) Manuscripts; notebooks of notes and/or sermons; manuscript copies of sermons; diaries; pictures; college registers; bank books; papers relating to Cilgwyn Chapel; papers relating to Rhaeadr Gwy; a file of papers concerning the attitude of the students towards military obligation; letters; papers of the Headmasters Thomas Rees and John Morgan Jones and of the Rev. R. H. Williams.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: digitized. Action identifier: cymruww1. Date: 2013. Authorization: The Welsh experience of World War One, 1914-1918.
Accruals
Additional documents have been received but have not yet been scheduled.
System of arrangement
According to subject or person.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open to all users.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright conditions apply. Reprographics made at the discretion of the archivist.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A catalogue at item and series level.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Bangor University
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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Virtua system control number
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2013.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description entered by Wil Williams for The Welsh experience of World War One, 1914-1918 digitization project from data supplied by Bangor University;