Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [c.1870]-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.1 cubic metres (11 boxes, 1 wallet).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Richard Charles Uryan Rhys (1935-2008), 9th Baron Dynevor, was born in 1935, the son of Charles A. U. Rhys (1899-1962), 8th Baron Dynevor. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge. In 1959 he married Lucy Catherine King, the only daughter of Sir John Knewstub Maurice Rothenstein CBE. They had one son and three daughters. The marriage was dissolved in 1978. His heir was Hugo Griffith Uryan Rhys (b. 1966), 10th Baron Dynevor. The 9th Baron lived in London, and his chief interest was in the Black Raven Book Press of which he was a director. In 1962 Lord Dynevor inherited the remaining holdings of the Llandeilo Estate, comprising 23 farms, and 2,000 acres (8 km²), a ruined castle, a deer park with a herd of rare long horned white cattle, and a substantial death duties bill. The death duties were owed on both the 7th and 8th Barons. Attempts were made to save the patrimony but eventually the castle was sold to a private buyer in 1974. The National Trust bought the deer park and the outer park at Dinefwr in 1987. Newton House was purchased by the Trust in 1990 having been through several hands since first sold by Lord Dynevor in 1974. It was in a very poor state of repair. The East Drive was acquired in 1992. The Home Farm was acquired in 2002. Cadw and the National Trust now control the estate of some 700 acres (3 km²).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Lord Dynevor; Donation; December 1999
Lord Dynevor; Donation; June 2005
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection comprises late nineteenth century lists, abstracts and transcripts of deeds and documents of Rhys family and Dynevor estate interest, 31 Edw. I-1720; newspaper cuttings and letters relating to Charles A. U. Rhys, 8th Baron, 1918-1930; correspondence and papers relating to the publications of the Black Raven Press, a publishing company owned by Richard Rhys, 9th Lord Dynevor, 1965-1985; and typescript scripts of productions by the Richard Rhys production company, also owned by Lord Dynevor, 1961-1982. These include works by the following playwrights: Gerald Hanley, James Hanley, Gwyn Thomas and R. S. Thomas.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged as follows: Black Raven Press; Richard Rhys Productions; 2005 group.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue (items 1-41 only) is available at the National Library of Wales at NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 2000, pp. 22-24. The catalogue can also be accessed online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Black Raven Press. (Subject)
- Richard Rhys Productions. (Subject)
- Dynevor, Richard Charles Uryan Rhys, Baron, 1935- -- Archives. (Subject)
- Thomas, Gwyn, 1913-1981. (Subject)
- Thomas, R. S. (Ronald Stuart), 1913-2000 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
September 2006.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, list of the Lord Dynevor (9th Baron) Papers, in NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1999, pp. 22-24; Who's Who, 2006; Wikipedia, consulted 8 September 2006.
Archivist's note
Compiled by J. Graham Jones for the ANW project.