Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1895-1996 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.045 cubic metres (5 boxes) (February 2000);
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Rev. Brynmor Pierce Jones, a native of the Rhondda Valley, was born in 1925. He was a teacher in Blaenau Ffestiniog and later a senior lecturer in Religious Knowledge at Caerleon College Gwent and afterwards he pastored at the Rogerstone Mission Hall. After retirement he took charge of four Baptist Churches: Upper Trosnant, Glasgoed, Little Mill and Raglan. Jones was the author of many books on revival among them are The King's Champions (1968; enlarged ed. 1986), The Spiritual History of Keswick in Wales (1989), Voices from the Welsh Revival (1995), and The Trials and Triumphs of Mrs Jessie Penn-Lewis (1997). He also published A History of Newport (1959).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the Rev. Brynmor P. Jones, in August 1997 and March 1998 and by his widow Mrs Rosalie Jones, 39 Pillmawr Circle, Malpas, Newport, per The Reverend Dr Noel Gibbard, Evangelical Theological College of Wales, Bryntirion, Bridgend, in February 2000.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Rev. Brynmor P. Jones, mainly his research papers, including papers accumulated while researching Trials and Triumphs of Jessie Penn-Lewis (1997); papers relating to Evan Roberts, 1907-1924; the Llandrindod Wells Conventions, 1903-1911, and other conventions, 1902-1917; the 1904-1905 Revival; and miscellanea including the Gwent Welsh Baptist Association Records, 1800-1900, and research papers relating to The Spiritual History of Keswick in Wales 1903-1983 (Cwmbran, 1985).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 1997-8 donation and 2000 donation, and under the following groups: Jessie Penn-Lewis; Evan Roberts; Llandrindod Wells Conventions; other conventions; the 1904-1905 revival; and miscellaneous papers.
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 regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Gwent Welsh Baptist Association -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Llandrindod Wells Conventions -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Gwent Baptist Association. (Subject)
- Llandrindod Wells Baptist Convention (1903-1911 : Llandrindod Wells, Wales) (Subject)
- Roberts, Evan, 1878-1951 -- Archives (Subject)
- Jones, Brynmor Pierce, 1925- -- Archives (Subject)
- Penn-Lewis, Jessie, 1861-1927 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Penn-Lewis, Jessie, 1861-1927. (Subject)
- Roberts, Evan, 1878-1951 (Subject)
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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
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1998; personal correspondence with the Rev. Dr. Noel Gibbard.