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Title
Date(s)
- 1749-1938 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
15 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Mr W. Phillips, Builth Wells, 1941.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection which includes genealogical memoranda relating to the Watkins family of Brecon; a transcript of Hugh Thomas's History of Brecknockshire and of Jonathan Williams's History of Radnorshire; draft material by Gwenllian E. F. Morgan; transcripts of ballads and other verses and poetry in his own hand by the Reverend Walter Jones Williams; correspondence of Wilfred Seymour de Winton; a commonplace book of Stephen Jones, Glangwy, Diserth, Radnorshire; a tax assessor's warrant of 1845; material relating to the restoration of Builth Wells parish church, 1870-1878, and to Breconshire, 1813-1938.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 13849-13861.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, unless otherwise specified
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2005
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
This description was completed by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.