Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1841x1933] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
62 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Edward Edwards was professor of History, 1896-1930, and vice-principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He was born in Llanuwchllyn and was the brother of writer and educationalist O. M. Edwards.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs Edward Edwards, widow; Donation; 1933
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, [1841x1933], from the library of Edward Edwards which include lecture notes taken by Edwards mainly at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, [1884x1891], and lectures given by Edwards, [1884x1933], some at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; papers, 1897-1933, relating to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; correspondence, 1889-1929, of Edward Edwards, including letters of condolence on the death of his brother, O. M. Edwards, 1920; papers, [1841x1899], of the Reverend Owen Jones, Llanuwchllyn, cousin of Edwards Edwards; and miscellaneous notes, memoranda, transcripts, etc.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 9392-9453.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
- Latin
- German
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, some Latin, some German.
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 9392-9453.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
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Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2008.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961); Cydymaith i Lenyddiaeth Cymru, 1986;