Identity area
Reference code
NLW MS 22863C.
Title
John Petts letters,
Date(s)
- 1939-1951. (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
24 ff. Guarded and filed.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Petts (1914-1991), artist, was best known for his engravings and stained glass. With his first wife, artist and writer Brenda Chamberlain, Petts set up the Caseg printing press in Llanllechid in 1937.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr David E. Hughes, Llandudno, 1992.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Nineteen letters, 1939-1951, from the artist and engraver John Petts (1914-1991) and one, 1951, from his wife Kusha Petts (b. 1921) to Wesley J. Elliss of Aberdaron, chiefly concerned with printing work undertaken by the Caseg Press, together with related accounts.
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Language and script notes
English.
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 22863C.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004403285
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000403285
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Caseg Press. (Subject)
- Elliss, Wesley James -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Petts, Kusha. (Subject)
- Elliss, Wesley James. (Subject)
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Description identifier
Institution identifier
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English