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Date(s)
- 1907-ca. 1936 / (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Varying from 42 to 194 ff. ; 230 x 180 mm. Cloth and marbled paper over boards.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Roedd Thomas Jones (1871-1938) yn hynafiaethydd a phrifathro ysgol Trealaw yn y Rhondda, Morgannwg, gyda hanes lleol a llên gwerin ymysg ei ddiddordebau.
Archival history
Originally donated to NLW in 1938 by Tom Jones's son Mr W. Rosser Jones, Trealaw, and withdrawn by him soon afterwards. The notebooks were on deposit at the Welsh Folk Museum, Cardiff from 1969 until they were returned to NLW in 1991.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Welsh Folk Museum; Cardiff; Donation; 1991
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Notebooks of Thomas (Tom) Jones, Trealaw, containing a draft of 'A Glossary of the Welsh of Glamorgan', 1907, with manuscript and typescript additions and corrections, and pasted-in newspaper cuttings, c. 1908 - c. 1936. Submitted for competition, under the pseudonym 'Meurig', at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Swansea, 1907, the essay was awarded joint first prize, with that of Thomas Christopher Evans ('Cadrawd'). A letter, 1910, from Sir Edward Anwyl has been tipped in on f. iii of MS 23476.
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The contents of NLW MSS 22853-23691 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 9 (Aberystwyth, 2003).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
For a copy of the essay by Tom Jones, see National Eisteddfod MSS 1907/13a.
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Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 23476-23485B.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2009.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IX (Aberystwyth, 2003);