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Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1910]-1946 / (Creation)
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Fonds
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr Thomas Edwin Teasdale Griffiths (1904-1984) was a musician and composer. He was married to Kathleen Isobel Maxwell (died 1989), and was the father of Stephen Gareth Griffiths (born 1949). He lived in Birkenhead, Wirral, Cheshire, and on Anglesey.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Mr W. J. Davies, Holyhead, 1986.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, 1945-1946; manuscript scores of compositions and arrangements, [c. 1910]-1931; and miscellaneous papers, 1915-1946, including articles by various authors on the Jewish musical tradition, 1926-1946.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Listed according to type of material.
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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 brief description is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1987, p. 44, at the National Library of Wales. The summary is available online.
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Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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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
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used to compile this description: National Library of Wales, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1987; Debrett's People of Today (2003).