Fonds GB 0210 LERAMS - L. Eirlys Williams Papers,

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 LERAMS

Title

L. Eirlys Williams Papers,

Date(s)

  • 1905-1978 (accumulated [1949]-1978) / (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

0.009 cubic metres (1 box)

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

L. Eirlys Williams (fl. 1933-1978), of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, wife of the Rev. E. J. Williams, carried out work for the Baptist Union of Wales over a period of forty years. The Union produced The Inset, a quarterly newspaper for the Welsh section of the Baptist Ministers' and Missionaries' Wives Prayer Union, beginning in October 1941. Mrs Williams was the editor, 1950-1964. The Baptist Missionary Society (Women's Missionary Association) produced a series of publications called Prayer Partners from 1933, translated into Welsh by Mrs Williams under the title Cymheiriaid Gweddi (later Partneriaid Gweddi), 1933-1975.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by Mrs L. Eirlys Williams, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, 1978.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Mrs L. Eirlys Williams, 1905-1978, relating to her work for the Baptist Union of Wales and other Baptist causes, including letters to the Rev. and Mrs E. J. Williams [L. Eirlys Williams], 1949-1964; letters from various correspondents addressed to Mrs M. Christy Davies, secretary of the Welsh Baptist Ministers' and Missionaries' Wives Prayer Union, 1950-1953; Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland papers and printed material, 1930-1978; Baptist Union of Wales papers and printed material, including copies of The Inset, 1941-1978; and Baptist Missionary Society papers and printed material, 1905-1974, including English and Welsh copies of Prayer Partners, 1933-1974.

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

Arranged into the following: letters to Rev. & Mrs E. J. Williams; letters to Mrs M. Christy Davies; Baptist Union of Great Britain & Ireland; Baptist Union of Wales; Baptist Missionary Society; and miscellanea.

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.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Notes area

Note

Title supplied from contents of fonds. Some records acquired by L. Eirlys Williams pre-date her birth.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls003844423

Project identifier

ANW

Access points

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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

April 2003.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW Project. The following source was used for the compilation of the description: NLW, Schedule, L. Eirlys Williams;

Accession area