Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [16 cent.]-[late 19 cent.] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
312 volumes.
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collectively called the Crosswood Manuscripts after their Montgomeryshire home, this collection consists of three groups of manuscripts known as the Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) Manuscripts, the John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) Manuscripts, and the Frances Althea Trevor Manuscripts.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged, as noted in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943), into three groups: Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) Manuscripts (NLW MSS 1641-1812 and 1950-1952); John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) Manuscripts (NLW MSS 1813-1886); and the Frances Althea Trevor Manuscripts (NLW MSS 1887-1949).
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English and Welsh, unless otherwise specified
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).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Although the Crosswood Manuscripts are split into three different groups, there are also manuscripts by, or relating to, Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) in both the John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) and the Frances Althea Trevor groups of manuscripts; similarly, there are manuscripts by or relating to John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) in both the Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) and the Frances Althea Trevor groups.
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2005.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
This description was compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS;