Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1685-1911 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.267 cubic metres (9 boxes, 5 volumes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
R. H. Evans lived in Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by R. H. Evans, Pwllheli, 1938.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds and documents, 1686-1911, accumulated by R. H. Evans, relating to properties in parishes in south and west Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Cheshire and Lancashire, including miscellaneous correspondence and papers and particulars of mines in Llanengan, co. Caernarvon; manuscripts, papers and volumes relating to local government and the administration of justice in the counties of Caernarfon, Anglesey and Merioneth, 1685-1905; together with a manuscript volume of 'Old Welsh Melodies' collected by John Ceiriog Hughes, 'Ceiriog', Caersws, and presented by him to Nicholas Bennett, 1885.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records deposited at the National Library of Wales have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: miscellaneous volumes; documents relating to the county of Caernarvon; documents relating to the county of Denbigh; documents relating to the county of Merioneth; and documents relating to the counties of Chester and Lancaster.
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
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on donor's name.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Place access points
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 source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of R. H. Evans Collection.
Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW Project.