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Title
Date(s)
- 1669-1939. (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
415 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Commander George Eyre Powell, RN (1790-1855), of Colyton, Devon, married Catherine Kingdon in about 1820. Their children were George Eyre Powell, junior (1820-1836), Ophelia Catherine Powell (1823-1866), Laura Hirtzel Powell (1828-1901), Lavinia Powell (1831-1856) and Delia Powell-Sweetland (1833-1923). In 1856 Ophelia married David Lewis Evans (1813-1902), then minister of the Unitarian church in Colyton. Their children were George Eyre Evans, David Lewis Evans, junior (1859-1893), and Catherine Powell Evans (1860-1918).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of, or collected by, George Eyre Evans, 1669-1939, including his diaries and journals, autobiographical data and correspondence, 1872-1939; notebooks and scrapbooks on archaeological and historical matters in Wales, relating particularly to Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire, 1900-1939; copies of his published works with insertions, [c. 1887]-[c. 1908]; diaries, memorandum books and autograph letters of members of the Powell family of Colyton, Devon, 1788-1921; diaries, correspondence and other papers of the Rev. David Lewis Evans, 1846-1902; letters and notes relating to Welsh Unitarianism, 1806-1905; letters by and about ministers, 1775-1904; miscellaneous manuscripts of religious and antiquarian interest, some relating to Wales and to Colyton; and a volume of proceedings of the General Assembly of General Baptist Churches, 1730-1787.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 13271-13685.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, Latin, Greek, French.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume 4 (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Formerly known as George Eyre Evans Bequest 1-473.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 13271-685.
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Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Evans, George Eyre, 1857-1939 -- Diaries. (Subject)
- Evans, David Lewis, 1813-1902. (Subject)
- Powell family, of Colyton -- Archives. (Subject)
- Evans, David Lewis, 1813-1902 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Powell family, of Colyton. (Subject)