Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1842-1955 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.081 cubic metres (9 boxes).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Evan Roberts (1877-1977) of Llandderfel, Merionethshire, was a local historian and a close friend of John Cowper Powys.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Evan Roberts, Llandderfel, between 1949 and 1956.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1842-1955, relating to the historian Evan Roberts, Llandderfel, Merionethshire, including letters and postcards, 1921-1955, from a wide range of correspondents, including John Cowper Powys; unpublished manuscript works by various authors; lectures and articles by Evan Roberts; research notes; poor law rate book for the parish of Llandderfel, 1842-1845.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records donated to the NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged by date of acquisition: purchase 1949; donation September 1951; donation 1952; donation October 1955; donation August 1956. Within each group, the material is divided into miscellanea; letters; postcards; and articles, reviews and lectures.
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
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
Generated finding aid
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.
Note
Some of the papers predate the life of Evan Roberts.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Roberts, Evan, 1877-1977 -- Archives (Subject)
- Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963. (Subject)
- Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963 -- Correspondence (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
March 2003.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Evan Roberts Papers.
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project.