Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [1800x1922] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
15 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Jones ('Talhaiarn') (1810-1870), architectural draughtsman, poet and 'eisteddfodwr', was born in Llanfairtalhaiarn, Denbighshire. His collected works, entitled Gwaith Talhaiarn, were published in three volumes between 1855 and 1869.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The poetry, letters, personalia, etc. of John Jones ('Talhaiarn'), including copies of Volumes I and II of Gwaith Talhaiarn.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 4501-4515.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their readers' tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Welsh
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
September 2005.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951); Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940 (Llundain, 1953).