Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- 1875-1920 / (Creation)
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Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
0.143 cubic metres (4 boxes, 3 volumes)
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Enw'r crëwr
Hanes bywgraffyddol
Sir Samuel Thomas Evans (1859-1918), politician and judge, was born at Skewen, Glamorganshire, the only son of John and Margaret Evans, from Cardiganshire. He qualified as a solicitor, 1883. He served on the town council in Neath. From his election in 1890 to 1910 he was Liberal M.P. for Mid-Glamorgan. In 1891 he was called to the Bar, becoming a QC in 1901. He was made recorder of Swansea and Solicitor-General in 1908 and was President of the Divorce, Probate and Admiralty Division of the High Court 1910-1918. It was while presiding over the Prize Court during the First World War that he established himself as an authority on international law. He received an Honorary Ll.D in 1909, of the University of Wales, and was made a freeman of Swansea and Neath. He married Rachel Rees Thomas in 1887. He died on 13th September 1918 and was buried at Skewen.
Hanes archifol
Ffynhonnell
Purchased, 1974.
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
Papers of Sir Samuel Thomas Evans, comprising correspondence, 1876-1920, including letters relating to D. Lloyd-George, personal matters, such as family matters, UCW Essay Prize and Evans' death, political matters and the Welsh Church Commission; miscellaneous political papers, leaflets, notes etc, [1890]-[1910]; miscellaneous notes, pamphlets, notebooks etc. of a personal nature, 1875-[1919]; speeches and notes, [1900-1918]; papers relating to the Welsh Church disestablishment question, [1893], [1908x1910]; legal cases, 1894, 1910-1918; press cuttings, [1890x1918]; and miscellaneous material, 1881-1916.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Croniadau
Accruals are not expected.
System o drefniant
Arranged into the following: letters relating to David Lloyd George [1890-1909]; letters to Evans from various correspondents; letters and telegrams on personal matters; draft letters by Evans concerning political matters; letters relating to the Welsh Church Commission [1906-1907]; miscellaneous political papers, leaflets, notes etc; miscellaneous notes, pamphlets, notebooks etc. of a personal nature; speeches and notes for speeches, etc; the Disestablishment Question [1893 and 1908-1909]; legal cases, 1910-1918; miscellaneous material; and press cuttings.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
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Usual copyright regulations apply.
Iaith y deunydd
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
English, Welsh, Latin.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
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Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Ardal nodiadau
Nodiadau
Title supplied from content of fonds.
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Project identifier
Pwyntiau mynediad
Pwyntiau mynediad pwnc
Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd
Pwyntiau mynediad Enw
Pwyntiau mynediad Genre
Ardal rheolaeth disgrifiad
Dynodwr disgrifiad
Dynodwr sefydliad
Rheolau a/neu confensiynau a ddefnyddiwyd
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Statws
Lefel manylder disgrifiad
Dyddiadau creadigaeth adolygiad dilead
February 2003
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
Nodyn yr archifydd
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Sir Samuel T. Evans Papers; Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 (London, 1959).