Fonds GB 0210 MERIES - A. Mervyn Davies Papers,

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 MERIES

Title

A. Mervyn Davies Papers,

Date(s)

  • 1913-1923 / (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

0.018 cubic metres (1 box)

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

A. Mervyn Davies (died 1976) was the son of Sir Alfred T. Davies, KBE, CB (1861-1949). He attended Jesus College, Oxford, 1920-1923.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by his widow, Mrs A. Mervyn Davies, Wilton, Connecticut, USA, 1986.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

School essays, 1913-1918, and university lecture notes and essays, 1920-1923, on history and education.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

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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.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1987, p. 22, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed on-line.

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Related units of description

The papers of his father, Sir Alfred Thomas Davies are also held by the National Library of Wales.

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Note

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls003844532

Project identifier

ANW

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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

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Dates of creation revision deletion

August 2003

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used to compile this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1987; Dictionary of Welsh Biography, 1941-1970 (London, 2001).

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  • Text: A. Mervyn Davies Papers.