Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1871x1927] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
9 vols.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Richard Elias ('Meillionog') (1847-1927) was a native of Morriston, Swanea. He emigrated to Cape Town, South Africa in September 1898.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr G. Cleaton Jones; Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa; Presentation; 1937
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, [1871x1927], of Richard Elias ('Meillionog'), comprising mainly of autograph and holograph sermons and poetry, and also including material relating to a tribute by the Tabernacle Sunday School, Morriston to 'Meillionog' on the occasion of his departure for Cape Town in September 1898.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 11599-11607.
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
- Welsh
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Formerly known as Meillionog 1-9.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 11599-11607.
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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
September 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971);