Fonds GB 0210 MSEDGRIFF - Edward Griffith manuscripts

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GB 0210 MSEDGRIFF

Teitl

Edward Griffith manuscripts

Dyddiad(au)

  • [17 cent., first ¼]-[1913x1918] (Creation)

Lefel y disgrifiad

Fonds

Maint a chyfrwng

79 volumes.

Ardal cyd-destun

Enw'r crëwr

Hanes bywgraffyddol

Edward Griffith was born in Barmouth. He established a flourishing draper's business in Dolgellau and became involved to a great degree in the public life of the town. He became a noted local historian, writing a series of articles on the Quakers in Y Geninen and, in 1880, he was made a justice of the peace. He strove to promote education in the area and was a member of the governing body of Dr Williams's school.

Hanes archifol

Some of the manuscripts were once in the possession of Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd), David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) and Robert Oliver Rees. NLW MS 2691D was once in the possession of the Owen family of Pant Philip, near Dolgellau.

Ffynhonnell

Mrs Owen and Mrs Owen, daughters of Edward Griffith; Caernarfon and Swansea; Donation; 1917-1918

Ardal cynnwys a strwythur

Natur a chynnwys

Papers, [17 cent., first ¼]-[1913x1918], many in Edward Griffith's hand or collected by him, including manuscripts of Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd), David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) and Robert Oliver Rees; material relating to Dolgellau and surrounding districts and to Mary Jones and her journey to Bala; papers of Lewis Williams, Llanfachreth; genealogical material and correspondence relating to Merionethshire Quaker families; and miscellaneous correspondence, poetry, transcripts and notes.

Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu

Croniadau

System o drefniant

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 2691-2769.

Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd

Amodau rheoli mynediad

Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu

Iaith y deunydd

  • Llydaweg
  • Saesneg
  • Hebraeg
  • Lladin
  • Cymraeg

Sgript o ddeunydd

Nodiadau iaith a sgript

Welsh, English, Latin, Hebrew, Breton.

Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol

Cymhorthion chwilio

Ardal deunyddiau perthynol

Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol

Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau

Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig

See also NLW MSS 714-715D, which contain collections of press cuttings by Edward Griffith, and 7376B and 15175C, which contain mainly historical notes by Edward Griffith. See also NLW Edward Griffith papers, which also appear on the Archives Network Wales on-line site.

Disgrifiadau cysylltiedig

Ardal nodiadau

Nodiadau

Title based on contents of fonds.

Nodiadau

Formerly known as Edward Griffith 1-79.

Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill

Virtua system control number

vtls004332098

GEAC system control number

(WlAbNL)0000332098

Pwyntiau mynediad

Pwyntiau mynediad pwnc

Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd

Pwyntiau mynediad Enw

Pwyntiau mynediad Genre

Ardal rheolaeth disgrifiad

Dynodwr disgrifiad

Dynodwr sefydliad

Rheolau a/neu confensiynau a ddefnyddiwyd

Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH

Statws

Lefel manylder disgrifiad

Dyddiadau creadigaeth adolygiad dilead

November 2005 and June 2009.

Iaith(ieithoedd)

  • Saesneg

Sgript(iau)

Ffynonellau

The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943); Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940 (Llundain, 1953).

Nodyn yr archifydd

Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans.

Ardal derbyn

Pynciau cysylltiedig

Pobl a sefydliadau cysylltiedig

Genres cysylltiedig

Lleoedd cysylltiedig

Storfa ffisegol

  • Text: Edward Griffith Manuscripts.