Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1919-1984 (mainly 1919-[1930s]) (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 box.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Hon. Lois Sturt (1900-1937), later Lady Tredegar, was an actress, born on 25 August 1900. She was the daughter of Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington (1859-1919) and Lady Feodorowna Yorke (died 1934). She became the lover of Reginald, 15th Earl of Pembroke, and of Prince George, the Duke of Kent. She married Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar (1893-1949) in 1928, and died 18 September 1937.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr E. L. Parkin, London, per the British Library (Department of Manuscripts), per the British Records Association (BRA No 2329), 1987.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Lois Sturt, including engagement diaries, 1919-1923; love letters, 1920-1925; an album of sexually explicit verses and jokes, 1919-[1930s]; and letters to the donor concerning the potential disposition of the papers, 1980-1984.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
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 laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1987, p. 113, 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 based on contents of fonds.
Note
The archive includes correspondence post-dating Lois Sturt relating to the disposition of the archive.
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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
November 2003.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used to compile this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1987; Who Was Who (2001); Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (1949); Noel Coward Society website (www.noelcoward.net), viewed 7 November 2003.
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project.