Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1834-1998. (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.063 cubic meters (8 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Papers donated by Miss Esther Poole-Hughes, Castle Hill, Hereford through Dr R. Brinley Jones, Llanwrda in 2001 (NLW ex 2093). The other groups (NLW ex 2955-2959) origin is less certain, but possibly a later acquisition from the same source. A number of the letters had been removed from their envelopes prior to their deposit at the Library.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters and papers 1834-1990, of and relating to the Poole Hughes family of Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire. The papers comprise letters and correspondence, printed matter, pedigrees, certificates, some photographs, deeds and other historical documents. Accumulated originally by the Rev. Canon W. W. Poole Hughes (1865-1928), warden at Llandovery College and later by his wife Bertha Cecil (nee Rhys), 1877-1962. Some later items were added by their daughter Esther.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All items deposited in NLW have been retained apart from empty envelopes, which have been removed.
Accruals
Accruals to the collection are unlikely
System of arrangement
The collection has been arranged as follows: Rev. W. W. Poole Hughes family papers; Family correspondence, 1911-1935; Letters and correspondence with extended family and associates, 1921-1931; Letters of condolence, 1928; Diaries of John Richard Worthington Poole-Hughes, 1916-1998; and War correspondence and cuttings, 1927-1990.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The catalogue can be accessed online
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma system control number
Access points
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2 and LCSH
Status
Final
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
December 2016
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Information contained within the collection itself was used in the creation of this description.
Archivist's note
Compiled by Lorena Troughton and Robert Evans