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Title
Date(s)
- 1689-1970 (accumulated [1950s]-[1970s]) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.036 cubic metres (4 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Evelyn Southall Whiting of Salisbury, Wiltshire, researched the history of Quakers and Quakerism in Wales and the Welsh Borders, and in the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, in the 1950s-1970s.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by her daughter, Mrs P. S. Eccles, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, 1991.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Research papers of Evelyn Southall Whiting, 1689-1970, relating to the history of Quakerism in Wales and the Welsh Border, including documents, 1689-1839, relating to Quakerism; papers and notes on Quakers and Quakerism in Wales, 1875-1970; and correspondence, 1950-1969.
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 by type and date.
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.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1992, pp. 127-128, at the National Library of Wales.
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds. Records acquired by Evelyn Southall Whiting pre-date her birth.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
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Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used to compile this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1992; Hey, David, Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History (Oxford, 1997).