Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1841-[1960s] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.029 cubic metres (1 box)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Davies and Charles families of Brymbo, Denbighshire, were linked by the marriage, in the early twentieth century, of Goronwy H. Charles and the daughter of Daniel Davies of Jessamine Cottage, Lodge, Brymbo, a winding engineman at Plas Power Colliery, Southsea, Wrexham, Flintshire. Goronwy Charles had a daughter, Dorothy. John Charles (d. 1941), brother of Goronwy, collected material relating to the Brymbo area.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Miss Dorothy Charles, Brymbo, 1985. Further material donated by her cousin, Mr Geoff Charles, Lampeter, 1985.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of the Charles and Davies families of Brymbo, including verses, articles and notes by Daniel Davies, [c.1888]-[1920s], and scrapbooks containing material of Davies and Charles family and Brymbo area interest, 1841-[1960s].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales has been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in NLW, Minor lists & summaries 1986, p. 13.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Charles family, of Brymbo -- Archives (Subject)
- Davies family, of Brymbo -- Archives (Subject)
- Charles, John, d. 1941 (Subject)
- Davies, Daniel, [fl. 1888-1920] (Subject)
- Charles family, (of Brymbo) (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor lists and summaries, 1986.