Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1948-1992 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.315 cubic metres (11 boxes, 2 wallets)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert Morgan (1921-1994) was a poet from Penrhiwceiber, Glamorgan. The son of a miner, he worked together with his father in the colliery from the age of fourteen. In 1953, he qualified as a teacher at Bognor Regis College of Education, West Sussex. He taught mentally and physically ill boys. Among his publications are The Night's Prison (1967), The Storm (1974), and his autobiography My Lamp Still Burns (1981).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Robert Morgan between 1991 and 1992.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers relating to the work and life of Robert Morgan, 1948-1992, including drafts of poetry and prose, 1967-1992; correspondence, 1963-1992; personal papers, 1947-1970; notebooks, [c. 1968]-1989; exhibition catalogues, 1966-1992; and publishers' contracts and financial papers, 1976-1985.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged as follows: autobiography; novels; short stories; verse plays; poetry; notebooks; correspondence; personal 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 laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. 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
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Morgan, Robert, 1921-1994 -- Archives (Subject)
- Morgan, Robert, 1921-1994 -- Correspondence (Subject)
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
March 2003.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Robert Morgan Papers; Meic Stephens, Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales (Oxford, 1986); Library of Congress website (authorities.loc.gov), viewed 4 April 2003
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project.