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Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1910]-[1940] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
4 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Evan Nicholas (Niclas y Glais, 1878-1971), poet, was born in Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire. He became a prominent Welsh speaker and writer for the Independent Labour Party. His political views caused him to be imprisoned on false charges at the beginning of the Second World War.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by the Rev. Thomas Evan Nicholas (Niclas y Glais), 1941.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection includes poetry written while Nicholas was imprisoned in Swansea and Brixton, 1940, together with letters, 1910-1914, to Nicholas, and a translation into English, [c. 1910], of Nicholas's poem Sarah.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 13692-13695.
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
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2005.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifan for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.