Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1758-1977 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.222 cubic metres (19 boxes); 1 envelope (July 2021).
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Gwasg y Brython was the publishing and printing business of Hugh Evans & Sons, Ltd, Liverpool, England. The business produced Christmas, birthday cards, and calendars, as well as publishing many Welsh books. It was founded in 1896 by Hugh Evans (1854-1934); Evans was the grandson of William Barnad (c. 1793-1867), and inherited his printed books. The company was sold in 1978 to Gomer Press of Llandysul, Carmarthenshire.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Hugh Evan's grandson, Mr Alun Evans, Merseyside, England, 1991, and donated to NLW by the Friends of the National Library, 1992. Ms Elin Meek, Swansea, Donation, July 2021, 99126503602419.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of Gwasg y Brython, 1758-1977, including sample books, 1912-1967; printer's specimen books, [c. 1920]-[c. 1974]; manuals and catalogues, [1920s]-[c. 1950]; miscellaneous publications, 1928-1965; printer's blocks and photographs, 1887-1934; miscellaneous family and business papers, 1812-1977; and books owned by William Barnad, 1758-1862.
Four additional Christmas cards printed by the press were received in July 2021.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records purchased by and donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: samples books; printers' specimen books, manuals; printers' blocks, photographs; books; and miscellaneous.
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, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992, pp. 41-45, at the National Library of Wales.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Note
July 2021 addition uncatalogued.
Note
Prior notice required for access to July 2021 addition.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Alma system control number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Gwasg y Brython (Firm : Liverpool, England) -- Archives (Subject)
- Gwasg y Brython (Firm : Liverpool, England) (Subject)
- Evans family, of Liverpool. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992.