Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1703-[1900] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
7 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Edward Copleston (1776-1849), moral philosopher, entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1791. He quickly rose to prominence, largely due to his successful support in 1809 for the candidacy for the office of university chancellor of William Wyndham Grenville, Lord Grenville. Copleston served as provost of Oriel College, Oxford from 1814 to 1828 and was elected Bishop of Llandaff in 1827. He published works on economics, education and theology.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Phillips; London; Purchased at auction, lot 122; 19 October 1989
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1703-[1900], of the Copleston family, mainly comprising correspondence of Edward Copleston, provost of Oriel College, Oxford, and bishop of Llandaf. MSS 22718-21 are apparently in the hand of his nephew, the Reverend W. J. Copleston.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 22716-22722.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Copleston, Edward, 1776-1849 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Copleston, Edward, 1776-1849 -- Family (Subject)
- Copleston, Edward, 1776-1849 (Subject)
- Copleston, W. J. (William James) (Subject)
- Copleston family -- Archives. (Subject)
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Description identifier
Institution identifier
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
February 2004 and July 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Siân Medi Davies 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 VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography on-line site, viewed 22 July 2009;