Fonds GB 0210 MSJOPHILL - John Phillips of Bangor Manuscripts

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 MSJOPHILL

Title

John Phillips of Bangor Manuscripts

Date(s)

  • [1830] x [1999] (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

7 vols

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

John Phillips (1810-1867), born at Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardiganshire, was a Calvinistic Methodist minister and the first Principal of the Bangor Normal College.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

A collection relating to the life and work of John Phillips. They include a biography, sermons, correspondence and diaries.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 4254-4256, 5479-5482.

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

Language of material

  • Welsh
  • English

Script of material

Language and script notes

Welsh, English, unless otherwise specified.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Descriptions for MSS 4254-4256 are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943) and for MSS 5479-5482 in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

For other John Phillips manuscripts see NLW MSS 7825, 7827-8, 7830-1, which are entered under the H. Jones Davies collection of manuscripts as H. Jones Davies 10, 12-13, and 15-16. Another John Phillips manuscript is NLW MS 12678.

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Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls004369895

GEAC system control number

(WlAbNL)0000369895

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Rules and/or conventions used

This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

August 2005.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

This description was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.

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  • Text: John Phillips of Bangor Manuscripts.