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Title
Date(s)
- 1877-[1891x1899] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
4 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Griffith Jones ('Glan Menai') of Llanfairfechan, was a travelling bookseller and author of Enwogion sir Aberteifi (Dolgellau, 1868), Caneuon (Bangor [1886]), Cyfystyron y Gymraeg (Wrexham, n.d.), etc.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Foyle's Welsh Co. Ltd; London; Purchase; 1937.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscripts of Griffith Jones ('Glan Menai') (1836-1906) comprising of three literary essays by Jones submitted, under different pseudonyms, for competition at eisteddfodau, 1877-1891, and an incomplete biography by Jones of Henry Richard, M.P.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 11049-11052.
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Conditions governing access
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Language of material
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Previously known as 'Glan Menai' 1-4.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 11049-11052
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
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Dates of creation revision deletion
December 2008.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961).
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.