Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1773-1883 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
12 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Charles ('Charles o'r Bala'; 1755-1814) was most likely born in Longmoor in the parish of Llanfihangel Abercywyn, Carmarthenshire. He became one of Wales's greatest Methodist leaders and educationalists, taking a primary role in establishing Cymdeithas y Beiblau (The Bible Society) in order to disseminate inexpensive Bibles in the Welsh language, and also in establishing sunday schools - an aspect of religious life which became prevalent amongst the Methodists.
Name of creator
Biographical history
David Charles (1812-1878), Calvinistic Methodist minister and grandson of Thomas Charles, was born in Bala. In 1837 he established a school which later became Coleg y Bala (Bala Congregational College). In 1842 he was appointed principal of Trefeca College, a position he held for twenty years.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Griffith Jones, Holford, Somerset (formerly of Penarth, Glamorgan), per T. Bruce Dilks, Bridgwater, in 1944.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Miscellaneous papers relating mainly to Thomas Charles, Bala, and to his grandson David Charles, Trefeca.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 4796-4807.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, 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 II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
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Existence and location of copies
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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
September 2005.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
This description was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.