Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1638-1897 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.2 cubic metres (7 boxes, 1 volume)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
O. Gilbert Davies was a solicitor working in Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, in the 1930s and 1940s.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by O. Gilbert Davies, Welshpool, in two groups, 1936 and 1941.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds, documents and letters, 1638-1897, relating mainly to properties in Denbighshire and Shropshire, but also Caernarfonshire, Cardiganshire, Montgomeryshire, Merionethshire, Radnorshire and Cheshire; plans relating to the activities of railway companies mainly in the parishes of Gresford and Wrexham, Denbighshire, 1845-1849; and printed material, 1863-1897.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: deeds and documents; plans; and printed matter; then arranged chronologically. The 1941 donation remains uncatalogued.
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 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 1936 catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The 1941 donation, comprising deeds and documents, 1657-1874, relating mainly to Montgomeryshire, remains uncatalogued.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on name of donor.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
- Deeds -- England -- Cheshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Denbighshire.
- Railroads -- Wales -- Denbighshire -- Maps.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Caernarvonshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Merioneth.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Montgomeryshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Radnorshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Ceredigion.
- Gresford (Wales)
- Wrexham (Wales)
- Deeds -- England -- Shropshire
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
February 2003.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used to compile this description: NLW, Schedule of O. Gilbert Davies; NLW annual reports, 1936-37, 1941-42.
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project.