Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1822-1920 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
12 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Rev. David Davies (1799-1874) of Tre-boeth and his son, the Rev. David Rees Davies (1824-1916) of Foxhole, were bookbinders and Baptist ministers.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
NLW MSS 21730-33; Mrs M. G. Williams, great-granddaughter of David Davies; Swansea; Donation; 1981
NLW MSS 22106-8A; Mr David Morris Jones; Clydach; Donation; 1985
NLW MSS 22244-8; Mrs M. G. Williams; Swansea; Donation; 1986
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscripts of the Rev. David Davies and the Rev. David Rees Davies, including material relating to Brynhyfryd Baptist church, Swansea; sermons; poetry; an autobiographical sketch; diaries; and accounts.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 21730-33, 22106-8A, 22244-8.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Welsh
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions (with a detailed index) are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Brynley F. Roberts, 'Davies y Binder', Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (1985), 187-229.
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Davies, David Rees, 1824-1916 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Davies, David, 1799-1874 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Davies, David Rees, 1824-1916. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
December 2005 and August 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
This description was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS;