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O. M. Edwards Papers,

  • GB 0210 OMEDS
  • Fonds
  • 1804-1943 (accumulated [c.1880]-1943)

The fonds comprises letters from Edwards to various members of his family, 1882-1920, together with letters to him from his wife, son, daughter and other members of the family and early family papers, 1804-1943; letters from friends, leading figures in Welsh public life and academic associates, 1880-1920; diaries and notebooks, 1875-1920; papers deriving from his work as a publisher and editor, 1890-1920, and as Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales, 1907-1920. There are also some papers relating to the proposed biography of Edwards, and a collection of printed material accumulated by him.

Edwards, Owen M. (Owen Morgan), 1858-1920

Personal papers

The group comprises letters from O. M. Edwards, mainly to members of his family, 1882-1929; general letters, 1880-1920; diaries, commonplace books, scrapbooks and notebooks, 1875-1920; financial records, 1880-1917; and miscellaneous papers, 1804-1920.

Diaries, commonplace books, scrapbooks and notebooks

This section comprises diaries kept by O. M. Edwards, 1876-1920, (mostly pocket diaries containing only brief notes of appointments and engagements); notebooks and commonplace books, 1875-1919, which he kept either as a student or later as a Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, containing a wide range of notes; and notebooks, 1876-[c.1900], kept by him as a student and Oxford don. They contain notes on a wide range of academic subjects and a few scriptural and sermon notes.

Diaries

The series comprises diaries kept by O. M. Edwards with brief notes of his engagements and appointments, and some of his preaching engagements. Many of the diaries have no entries at all for most of the year and contain only stray, isolated, fragmented notes. In some cases Edwards has included notes on sermons which he has heard. In a few instances the desk diaries include detailed journal-like entries and accounts, and more extensive notes and observations.

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