Fonds GB 0210 MSHFWEST - Haverfordwest MSS,

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 MSHFWEST

Title

Haverfordwest MSS,

Date(s)

  • 1779 - [19 cent.]. (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

99 vols.

Context area

Name of creator

Administrative history

Williams & Williams was a firm of solicitors based in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in the early 20th century. The collection derives from the solicitors' offices.

Name of creator

Biographical history

Williams & Williams were a firm of solictiors located in Haverfordwest.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Messrs Williams & Williams; Haverfordwest; Acquisition; 1915

Content and structure area

Scope and content

A group of manuscripts that form part of an extensive collection of Pembrokeshire documents and papers from the offices of Messrs. Williams & Williams, solicitors, Haverfordwest.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 2921-3018, 4474.

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Conditions governing access

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

Script of material

Language and script notes

English.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

The descriptions are also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943) and Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).

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Related units of description

See also NLW Haverfordwest (Williams & Williams) papers.

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Notes area

Note

Title based on contents.

Note

Formerly known as Haverfordwest 1-99.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls004363961

GEAC system control number

(WlAbNL)0000363961

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Rules and/or conventions used

This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

October 2005 and June 2009.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

Description compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943); Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951);

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  • Text: Haverfordwest Manuscripts.