Identity area
Reference code
E4.
Title
Miscellaneous letters and notes,
Date(s)
- [c.1600]-1753. (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 bundle.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A variety of material, [early 17th cent.]-1753, mostly written by Edward Herbert, but also including contemporary and later hands. The documents in Herbert’s hand cover a wide range of subjects, predominantly philosophy, poetry, history, religion and navigation, and include notes, memoranda, treatises, accounts, correspondence and a speech, 1633-1640. Also included are similar works, [c.1624]-1753, dedicated to Herbert, copied by him, collected by him, or appended to his papers after his death.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Removed from the original bundles, but arranged following the order of the bundles in the previous arrangement. Each bundle was arranged roughly chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin, Greek.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: E4.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004442044
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales