Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1659-1907 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.009 cubic metres (7 volumes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
G. V. Roberts was a collector of literary manuscripts from Tenby, Pembrokeshire.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from G. V. Roberts in 1963.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Literary manuscripts, autographs and documents collected by G. V. Roberts, comprising plays and poems, 1801-1907, including works by W. H. Davies, Caradog Evans, Huw Menai and Sir Lewis Morris; miscellaneous letters, 1659-1873; and stray documents, 1600-1856.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into NLW MSS 18428-34.
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 at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from collector of fonds. The papers pre-date the life of the collector.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Evans, Caradoc, 1878-1945. (Subject)
- Menai, Huw, 1886-1961 (Subject)
- Morris, Lewis, 1833-1907 (Subject)
- Davies, W. H. (William Henry), 1871-1940 (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
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of the G. V. Roberts Collection of Literary Papers.