Identity area
Reference code
GB 0210 MSISLW
Title
Islwyn MSS,
Date(s)
- [19 cent.]-[20 cent.]. (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
26 vols.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Formerly in the possession of Sir Owen Morgan Edwards.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by; Ifan ab Owen Edwards and Mrs D. Hughes Parry, son and daughter of Sir Owen Edwards,; 1927
Content and structure area
Scope and content
NLW MSS 5854-5879 are the manuscripts of William Thomas (Islwyn) (1832-1878), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet and hymnwriter, and were later acquired by Sir Owen Morgan Edwards (1858-1920), who published Gwaith Barddonol Islwyn (Gwrecsam, 1897) and Gwaith Islwyn in Cyfres y Fil (Llanuwchllyn, 1903).
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
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Language of material
- weleng
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
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Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004371519
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000371519
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
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Language(s)
- English