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- [1970x]1974-1987, [1989x1999] (Creation)
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Fonds
Extent and medium
1 large box (0.029 cubic metres)
May 2022 donation: 1 large box + 4 small boxes (0.065 m³)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Rhydderch Jones was a dramatist and television producer, who was born in 1935 in Aberllefenni, Merionethshire, and studied at Bangor Normal College. He was a teacher in London and Wales. In 1965 he joined the entertainment department at the BBC and produced stage plays for radio and television. The popular series ‘Fo a Fe’ was co-written by him and his friend Gwenlyn Parry. His biography of Ryan Davies was published in 1980.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs Irene Jones; Cardiff; Donation; May and July 1999; 99730124402419.
Additional papers donated by Mrs Irene Jones, Cardiff, May 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Film scripts by Rhydderch Jones, 1974-1987, mainly for television, including 'Mr Lollipop MA', 'Lliwiau' and 'Swallows'. = Sgriptiau ffilm gan Rhydderch Jones, 1974-1987, yn bennaf ar gyfer y teledu, gan gynnwys 'Mr Lollipop MA', 'Lliwiau' a 'Swallows'.
May 2022 papers: Draft and fair-copied television film scripts (both Welsh and English versions) by Rhydderch Jones. Where script dialogue is in Welsh, direction notes are always in English, with the exception of ''Roedd Catarina o gwmpas ddoe', where both dialogue and direction notes are in Welsh. = Papurau Mai 2022: Sgriptiau drafft a chopi teg (fersiynau Cymraeg a Saesneg) o ffilmiau ar gyfer y teledu gan Rhydderch Jones. Lle bo deialog y sgript yng Nghymraeg, mae'r nodiadau cyfarwyddol bob amser yn Saesneg, ag eithrio ''Roedd Catarina o gwmpas ddoe', lle mae'r deialog a'r nodiadau cyfarwyddol ill dau yng Nghymraeg.
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Arranged into two series: May 1999 Donation and July 1999 Donation.
Additional series: May 2022 Donation.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
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See under individual headings.
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; RDA NACO; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
October 2020
November 2024
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Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Meic Stephens, Cydymaith i lenyddiaeth Cymru (Cardiff, 1997); Wicipedia website [https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhydderch_Jones viewed, 11/12/2020].
Sources used during November 2024 revision: Primary source material; online search engines.
Archivist's note
Compiled by Ann Francis Evans.
Revised, together with details of May 2022 donation, by Bethan Ifan, November 2024.