Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- 1817-1984 / (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
2 boxes
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes bywgraffyddol
The House of Spurrell, printers and publishers, was founded in 1840 by William Spurrell (1813-89), the third son of Richard Spurrell and Elizabeth Thomas of Carmarthen. He worked for Bradley & Evans, London printers and publishers, 1835-1840, before returning to Carmarthen to set up his own business. Among his most important publications were his Welsh-English dictionary (1848), the English-Welsh dictionary (1853) and Carmarthen and its neighbourhood (1860). He also owned and edited Yr Haul, 1857-1884. He married Sarah Walter in 1846, and they had several children including Edith Spurrell (1848-1908), Dr Charles Spurrell (1866-1949) and Walter Spurrell (1858-1934). Walter joined the family business and in due course succeeded his father. He issued the West Wales Historical Records (14 vols, 1911-1929), the Journal of the Welsh Bibliographical Society and John Bodvan Anwyl's revised editions of the Welsh-English (1914) and English-Welsh (1916) dictionaries. He married Florence Mary Turner of Stoke Newington, London, in 1893 and they had a son, H. W. Spurrell. Following Walter's death in 1934 the business passed out of the hands of the family. H. W. Spurrell inherited the family papers.
Hanes archifol
These papers were in the possession of Lt-Col H. W. Spurrell, MC (1894-1985), Aberporth, son of Walter Spurrell.
Ffynhonnell
Nos 1-7, 10-30 were donated by Lt.-Col. H. W. Spurrell's niece, Mrs Joan Kovats, London, in 1987. Nos 8-9 (and NLW MS 22364C) were purchased from Mrs Kovats in 1987.
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
Personal and family papers, including letters to William Spurrell on phonetics and spelling reform, 1848-1885, and Spurrell family history, 1873-1885; letters from Sir James and Lady Hills-Johnes of Dolaucothi, 1885-1917; printed material regarding Welsh mutations and spelling reform, 1876-1889; notes on the Rebecca riots and Carmarthen history, 1872, with additions by H. W. Spurrell, [20th century]; personal papers of, and letters from, Walter Spurrell, 1858-1900; papers relating to Dr Charles Spurrell, including a volume of family pedigrees; letters concerning possible evidence for Welsh Indians, 1891-1892; a diary of Edith Spurrell, 1865; papers relating to Elizabeth Thomas's family, 1817-1839; travel journals and accounts of members of Florence Mary Turner's family, 1821-1902; and miscellaneous papers of H. W. Spurrell, [c.1900]-1984.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Croniadau
Accruals are not expected.
System o drefniant
Arranged into the following: Thomas family papers; papers of William Spurrell; papers of William Spurrell's children; Turner family papers; papers of Col. H. W. Spurrell; and miscellaneous.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Iaith y deunydd
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
English, Welsh.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in NLW, Minor lists & summaries 1987, pp. 108-112. The catalogue is also available online.
Ardal deunyddiau perthynol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Nodyn cyhoeddiad
Richard E. Huws, "A History of the House of Spurrell, Carmarthen, 1840-1969", F.L.A. thesis, 1981; copy available at Carmarthenshire Archives Service, DB37, and facsimile copy available at NLW, XZ 325 H89.
Ardal nodiadau
Nodiadau
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill
Virtua system control number
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
May 2003
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
Nodyn yr archifydd
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used to compile this description: NLW, Minor lists & summaries 1987; Dictionary of Welsh biography down to 1940 (1959).