Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [c.1860]-1972 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
27 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs Kathryn J. Byrne; Selattyn ; Deposit ; June 2006 ; 006108991
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Twenty-seven boxes of papers relating to the Roman Catholic Church, Wrexham Diocese. Material includes Ad clerums 1897-1946; Pastoral letters 1913-1935; Histories of missions (mainly N. Wales) 1888-1893; Misc. papers relating to seminaries and colleges (St. Sulpice; Vallodolid; Ushaw; Up Holland; Oscott; Lisbon; Cotton College), c.1920-1946; Parish statistics 1922-47; Visitations to 1947; Religious orders in diocese to 1947; Financial papers 1901-47; Ordinations 1938-45; Reconciliations 1926-46; Marriage dispensations 1895-1947; Parish financial returns 1930s; Deeds, conveyances c.1914-1939; Papers of Bishop John Petit (relating primarily to the Second Vatican Council) c. 1960s; Prayer books and other printed items; Newscuttings 1930s.
This collection remains uncatalogued (a working list is available in Box 1).
A further deposit of papers relating to the Roman Catholic Church, Wrexham Diocese. 3 boxes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Accruals are expected
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A working box list is available at NLW
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Roman Catholic Church: Diocese of Wrexham
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Description control area
Description identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Lorena Troughton, July 2018.