Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1873-1917 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.018 cubic metres (2 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Rose Mabel Lewis, (Lewis Armytage) (1853-1928) was a writer. She was married to Colonel Henry Lewis of Greenmeadow, Glamorgan. Her published work includes, four short stories, published under the pseudonym 'Lewis Armytage' in The Blue Mountains (London, 1890); [A Charade] (Cardiff, 1891), a play in 3 acts; Spindle and Shears: A Welsh Story (London, 1891); and [Poems] (Greenmeadow, 1917).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Lloyd W. Williams, in 1988.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Rose Mabel Lewis, 1873-1917, comprising journals, 1874-1912, including a journal containing an account of her honeymoon journey to the USA and Canada, together with a short story, 'The Shepherd Lord', notes on painting, knitting patterns and cookery recipes and other journals containing details of journeys to Jamaica, London and France, Las Palmas and Brittany; literary manuscripts, including notebooks with poetry and prose drafts, 1873-[c. 1914]; and printed material, 1891, 1917.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: journals; literary manuscripts; and printed material.
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
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1989, pp.51-52, 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 supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
- English literature -- Welsh authors
- Brittany (France) -- Description and travel
- France -- Description and travel
- Canada -- Description and travel.
- Jamaica -- Description and travel.
- Las Palmas (Canary Islands) -- Description and travel.
- United States -- Description and travel
- London (England) -- Description and travel
Place access points
Name access points
- Armytage, Lewis, 1853-1928 -- Archives. (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
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1989.