Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- 1921-1992 / (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
0.774 cubic metres (86 boxes, 1 volume)
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes bywgraffyddol
Prof. Gwyn Jones (1907-1999), scholar, novelist and short-story writer, was born on 27 May 1907 in Blackwood, Monmouthshire. He was educated at Tredegar County School and later studied at University College, Cardiff, where he graduated in English in 1927. He was awarded an MA degree for a thesis on the Icelandic Sagas in 1929. During the same year he was appointed to a teaching post at Wigan, later moving to Manchester. His first publications, Four Icelandic Sagas and Richard Savage, appeared in 1935, the year in which he moved back to Cardiff as a lecturer in the English Department. In 1940 he was appointed Professor of English at Aberystwyth, where he stayed until 1964, when he was appointed to the Chair of English at Cardiff. He remained there until his retirement in 1975. He was a major figure in Anglo-Welsh literature. He founded, with Creighton Griffiths, the monthly magazine The Welsh Review which appeared, under his editorship, from February to November 1939. He edited some volumes of Welsh short stories and the Oxford Book of Welsh Verse in English (1977). He also wrote three novels. Together with Thomas Jones, the medievalist, he prepared a new translation of the Mabinogi which was first published in 1948. He received many honours, including the Order of the Falcon by the President of Iceland, and was a Commander of the British Empire.
Hanes archifol
Ffynhonnell
Donated by Professor Gwyn Jones in 1992 and 1995. Two further groups transferred in 2002 and 2004 which were originally a bequest in the will of Professor Gwyn Jones remain uncatalogued.
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
The literary and academic papers, 1921-1992, of Prof. Gwyn Jones, comprising correspondence, 1936-1991; manuscripts and typescript drafts of his literary works, 1939-1992, including poetry and prose; translations of the Mabinogion and Icelandic sagas, 1921-1991; the history of Scandinavia, 1961-1988; his work as editor of various publications such as The Welsh Review, Welsh Short Stories and the Oxford Book of Welsh Verse in English, 1935-1977; papers relating to the establishment of a national theatre for Wales, 1962-1977; articles, lectures and broadcasts on various topics, 1942-1992; together with some personal papers and publications of other authors.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
Action: All records have been retained.
Croniadau
Accruals are not expected.
System o drefniant
Arranged into the following: correspondence; poetry; prose; plays; miscellaneous; articles and essays; reviews and criticism; broadcasts; talks; translations; Scandinavian history; editorial; National Theatre for Wales; private presses; personal; and other authors.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
Some files are closed for 50 years after the last date in each file: exemption s40, Freedom of Information Act 2000. Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu
Usual copyright regulations apply
Iaith y deunydd
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
English, Norse, Danish, French, Dutch, German, Icelandic, Welsh.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online. A preliminary box list is available for the 1995 donation.
Ardal deunyddiau perthynol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Ardal nodiadau
Nodiadau
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Pwyntiau mynediad
Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd
Pwyntiau mynediad Enw
Pwyntiau mynediad Genre
Ardal rheolaeth disgrifiad
Dynodwr disgrifiad
Dynodwr sefydliad
Rheolau a/neu confensiynau a ddefnyddiwyd
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Statws
Lefel manylder disgrifiad
Dyddiadau creadigaeth adolygiad dilead
February 2003
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
Nodyn yr archifydd
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Gwyn Jones Papers; Harris, John, A Bibliographical Guide to Twenty-four Anglo-Welsh Writers (Cardiff 1994) and Price, Cecil, Writers of Wales (Cardiff 1976).