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Title
Date(s)
- 1911-1979 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.054 cubic metres (6 small boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr Kenneth Edward Skinner (1910-1986) conducted research into the Welsh colonies in Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, established by Welsh colonists in 1865. Dr Skinner makes special reference to the work of Edward Jones Williams, a railway engineer from Mostyn, Flintshire, who arrived in Patagonia in 1881.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs Grace Skinner, wife of Dr Skinner, Wolverhampton, 1991.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Research papers of Kenneth E. Skinner, 1911-1979, mainly notes, photocopies and manuscript and typescript transcripts of unpublished material collected by Dr Skinner while undertaking research in Britain and Argentina for his doctoral thesis 'The relationship between the Welsh colonies in Chubut and the Argentine government'; printed material and periodicals, 1921-1979; and a photograph album of views of Chubut.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Original order and numbering retained.
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
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, Spanish.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992, p. 117, at the National Library of Wales.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Originals of the material transcribed are held in Argentina in the private collections of Sra Olivia Hughes de Mulhall; Sr Glyn Ceiriog Hughes, Trelaw; Sr D. O. Williams, Temperley; in the Archivo General de la Nación, Buenos Aires; Biblioteca Nacional; Archivo de Ministerio de Guerra y Marina; Museo Histórico; Casa del Chubut, Chubut; Archivo de la Municipalidad de Rawson; Archivo de la Municipalidad de Gaiman; Archivo de la Gobernación del Chubut, Rawson; Museo Regional de Gaiman; Biblioteca Popular Agustín Alvarez, Trelaw.
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Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992.