Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- 1870-1921 / (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
0.318 cubic metres (8 boxes)
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes bywgraffyddol
Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis (1880-1946), landowner, writer and patron of the arts, was the eighth Baron Howard de Walden and fourth Baron Seaford. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and served in the Boer War and the First World War. In 1899 he succeeded his father and later in 1901 inherited control of estates in London and elsewhere. He also acquired property in Kenya and Wales. He was interested in antiquarianism, including genealogy, heraldry and armour, and was an editor and benefactor of The Complete Peerage. His family was of Welsh descent and he had an interest in Welsh history and also learnt the language. He lived for years at Chirk Castle, Denbighshire. He had a particular interest in the theatre and was a patron to many amateur theatre companies and dramatists in Wales. His last full-length play was produced in 1924. Arthur Owen Vaughan ('Owen Rhoscomyl', 1863-1919), born Robert Scourfield Mills, author and adventurer, was born in Southport, Merseyside, and brought up in Tremeirchion, Flintshire. When a boy he ran away to sea and worked in many differet countries. He rose to the rank of colonel in 1914. Owen Rhoscomyl was the author of many novels and historical works, and collaborated with Lord Howard de Walden in a drama entitled The Children of Don (1912).
Hanes archifol
Held at Chirk Castle until deposited at NLW.
Ffynhonnell
Deposited by the National Trust, Trinity Square, Llandudno, in February 1984
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
Genealogical material compiled for Lord Howard de Walden during the early years of his tenancy of Chirk Castle, comprising transcripts of manuscripts containing Welsh genealogies compiled under the supervision of Arthur Owen Vaughan ('Owen Rhoscomyl'); letters, 1906-1921, mainly addressed to Arthur Owen Vaughan, relating to antiquarian and genealogical matters, academic research, etc.; genealogical notes, pedigrees, transcripts of wills, etc.; and an account book, 1870-1872, of the Chirk Castle Estate.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
Action: All records deposited at the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Croniadau
Accruals are not expected.
System o drefniant
Arranged into the following: transcripts; correspondence; miscellaneous papers; account book.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
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, Welsh.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1984, pp. 56-58, at the National Library of Wales.
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 pwnc
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
April 2003
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
Nodyn yr archifydd
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW Project The following sources were used for the preparation of the description: NLW Minor Lists and Summaries (1984); Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 (London, 1959); Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford University Press).