Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1743-1994 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
12 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Margaret Mostyn Jones (née Davies) (1841-1935) of Wern House, Mostyn, Flintshire was the wife of the Reverend John Mostyn Jones (1840-1911).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr William Wynn Morris, great-nephew of Margaret Mostyn Jones; Cardiff; Bequest; 1996
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1743-1994, of or relating to Margaret Mostyn Jones of Wern House, Mostyn, Flintshire, and to members of her family, and including a journal, 1861-1864, kept by her while employed by Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover; correspondence, 1876-1932, to and from Margaret Mostyn Jones, including letters, 1890-1894, written to members of her family while living in Ohio; an autobiographical essay, 1929-1932, by Margaret Mostyn Jones; together with papers, 1743-1874, mainly of Flintshire interest.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 23511-23522.
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
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Mr William Wynn Morris has added explanatory notes to the papers.
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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
May 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume 9 (Aberystwyth, 2003)
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.