Paul Diverres Collection, - Archifau a Llawysgrifau Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

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Teitl

Paul Diverres Collection,

Dyddiad(au)

[1746x1946] (accumulated [1900x1946]) / (Creation)

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Fonds

Maint a chyfrwng

0.941 cubic metres (33 boxes, 8 drawers)

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Enw'r crëwr

Diverrès, P. (Pol), 1880-1946.

Hanes bywgraffyddol

Dr Paul Diverres (1880-1946) was a Celtic scholar and former Keeper of Manuscripts at the National Library of Wales. He was born at Lorient, Brittany, and educated at the University of Rennes. He took a course in medicine, but then changed to study Celtic Studies, at the Collège de France, the Sorbonne and the Ecole des hautes études, Paris. He visited Wales in 1911 and in 1914 took an MA degree in the University of Liverpool. He was appointed Keeper of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales in 1919. In 1923 he accepted a post in the French department of the University College of Swansea. He published a number of works, his most important being Le plus ançien texte de Meddygon Myddveu . . . (Paris, 1913), and Le Siège de Lorient par les Anglais en 1746 (Rennes, 1931).

Lleoliad

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

Hanes archifol

The papers were kept in the private library of Paul Diverres, University College Swansea.

Ffynhonnell

Presented in 1947 by Mrs Paul Diverres, Swansea, and Mr Armel Diverres, Manchester

Ardal cynnwys a strwythur

Natur a chynnwys

Papers of and acquired by Paul Diverres [1746x1946], comprising what are presumably the papers of his father (Henry Diverres), including transcripts, extracts, notes and printed materials, relating to Brittany, and to Finistère in particular, regarding historical and antiquarian mattters; manuscripts, printed matter, transcripts and lectures acquired by and by Paul Diverres, including material relating to a variety of historical and antiquarian subjects; religious subjects, including saints; aspects of Celtic history; glossaries, vocabularies and grammars of various languages including Cornish, Gaelic, French, Breton and Welsh; poetry and prose; various histories, including arthurian legend and Merlin, and Meddygon Myddfai; botany and botanical terms; Welsh manuscripts such as the Black Book of Carmarthen, the Red Book of Hergest, and Llyfr Taliesin; place and personal names; ancient monuments in Wales; and songs; together with some correspondence and miscellaneous papers.

Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu

Action: All records have been retained.

Croniadau

Accruals are not expected.

System o drefniant

Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd

Amodau rheoli mynediad

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Iaith y deunydd

Sgript o ddeunydd

Nodiadau iaith a sgript

Welsh, Breton, Cornish, English, French, German, Latin, Irish, Old Irish.

Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol

Cymhorthion chwilio

A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.

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Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol

Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau

Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig

Printed books, maps, charts and photographs from the library of Paul Diverres are also held at the National Library of Wales.

Disgrifiadau cysylltiedig

Ardal nodiadau

Nodiadau

Title supplied from contents of fonds. Some of the records acquired by Paul Diverres pre-date the date of his birth.

Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill

Virtua system control number

vtls003844110

Project identifier

ANW

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Pwyntiau mynediad pwnc

Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd

Pwyntiau mynediad Enw

Diverrès, P. (Pol), 1880-1946 -- Archives. (Pwnc)

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