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Date(s)
- 1600-1614, [1809x1813] (Creation)
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Fonds
Extent and medium
6 volumes.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
George Owen (1552-1613), antiquary, was born at Henllys, near Newport, Pembrokeshire. His most important work, The Description of Penbrokshire, was begun in December 1602.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
NLW MSS 13686-13690: Mrs A. E. Penn (per Mr W. A. Caffall); Thornbury Castle, near Bristol; Purchase; 1941.
NLW MS 13813E: Mrs A. E. Penn; Thornbury Castle, near Bristol; Donation; March 1941.
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Scope and content
A collection which includes George Owen's Description of Wales, Arms of Pembrokeshire Families, and Genealogical Notes, John Jones's History of Brecknock, and William Sargeant's Glamorganshire Collectanea; also a note on Owen's map of Pembrokeshire by John Browne.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 13686-13690, 13813E.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, unless otherwise specified.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
NLW MSS 13686-89 and 13813E are described by B. G. Charles in NLW Journal, II (1941), pp. 43-45. The manuscripts are also listed by Dr Charles in the appendix to George Owen of Henllys - a Welsh Elizabethan (Aberystwyth, 1973), pp. [193]-199.
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2005.
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- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS