Fonds GB 0210 GORIAMS - Goronwy Williams Collection of Denbighshire and Flintshire Deeds and Papers,

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 GORIAMS

Title

Goronwy Williams Collection of Denbighshire and Flintshire Deeds and Papers,

Date(s)

  • 1507-[1839] / (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

0.029 cubic metres (1 box)Some of the papers are damaged by rodents. Seals and signatures are absent on some of the papers.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Goronwy Williams of Cymric Book Stores, Ruthin, Denbighshire, acquired a collection of documents, mainly 16th-18th century, relating to the areas of Denbighshire, Flintshire and Anglesey.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased from Goronwy Williams, Cymric Book Stores, Ruthin, between 1933 and 1934.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Deeds, 1507-[1839], mainly relating to Flintshire, and to a lesser extent to Denbighshire and Anglesey.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Action: All records purchased by NLW have been retained..

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

System of arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

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, Latin.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Text

Related units of description

A survey, by S. Minshull, of lands enclosed from the waste in the lordship of Ruthin, 1779 (purchased 1934), is held in the NLW Map Collection (Ms Maps Vol. 20).

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Notes area

Note

Title supplied from collector and contents of fonds.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls003844436

Project identifier

ANW

Access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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

April 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 Goronwy Williams Collection of Denbighshire and Flintshire Deeds and Papers.

Accession area

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Physical storage

  • Text: Goronwy Williams Collection of Denbighshire and Flintshire Deeds and Papers; $q - Some of the papers are damaged by rodents. Seals and signatures are absent on some of the papers..