Fonds GB 0210 EIFWEN - Eiflyn Peris Owen (Presbyterian Minister) Papers,

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 EIFWEN

Title

Eiflyn Peris Owen (Presbyterian Minister) Papers,

Date(s)

  • 1958-1997 / (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

0.029 cubic metres (1 box)

Context area

Name of creator

Owen, Eiflyn Peris, d. 2003.

Biographical history

The Rev. Eiflyn Peris Owen was a Presbyterian minister, serving at Tregynon, Montgomeryshire, 1959-1962. He then moved to Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan and was heavily involved in the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster in 1966, which killed 144 people, and in the creation of the Aberfan Disaster Fund. He later moved to Treorchy, Glamorgan, and then Melbourne, Australia.

Repository

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by the Reverend Eilflyn Peris Owen, Treorci in 1984 and 1997.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Correspondence, press cuttings, papers and campaigns of the Aberfan Disaster and the Aberfan Disaster Fund, 1966-1968; religious life of Aberfan, 1967-1968, and miscellanea, 1958-1980; personal correspondence, 1958-1967; press cuttings, 1967-1973; journals and leaflets, 1968-1979; and papers relating to his ministry in Melbourne, Australia, 1990.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

System of arrangement

Arranged into the following: Aberfan Disaster; miscellanea; and correspondence with Miss Gwendoline Davies.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Restricted 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

Welsh, English.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in 'Minor Lists and Summaries 1984' and 'Minor Lists and Summaries 1997' at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed on-line.

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

A cassette of lectures on folk-lore and superstitions and on the Aberfan disaster (the latter not available until 2016) has been transferred to the National Screen and Sound Archive. Further papers on the Aberfan Disaster include: NLW Aberfan Parents and Residents Association Records, Lord Edmund-Davies Papers, Rev. Evan Wyn Williams Papers, and at the National Archives. The Aberfan Disaster Archive can be found at Merthyr Tydfil and Dowlais Public Libraries.

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Notes area

Note

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls003844512

Project identifier

ANW

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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 Seri Crawley for the ANW Project. The following source was used for the preparation of the description: NLW Minor Lists and Summaries (1984; 1997)

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