Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1831-1949 / (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
210 ff.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Miss Lilian M. Jones; Bath; Purchase; 1958
Four letters from Talhaiarn to his niece, a printed copy of 'Psalm', and press cuttings; Miss Lilian M. Jones; Bath; Donation; June 1961
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of papers, 1831-1949, relating to John Jones ('Talhaiarn'), accumulated by his great-niece Lilian M. Jones.
They include holograph poems and lyrics in English and Welsh, [1843]-1868, mostly composed, but some copied, by Talhaiarn (ff. 1-24). Also included are fifty-three letters, 1857-1868, from the poet to his niece, Elizabeth Anne Jones, with some holograph poems appended (ff. 25-124); seven letters, 1848-1869, from him to family members and his publisher W. J. Roberts ('Gwilym Cowlyd') (ff. 125-37); four letters, 1869-1870, to his brother Thomas Jones (ff. 147-54), including three from John Thomas ('Pencerdd Gwalia'); a letter, 1870, from John Thomas ('Pencerdd Gwalia') to Elizabeth Jones (ff. 155-6); and three letters, 1939-1940, to Lilian Jones (ff. 157-60). In addition, the file contains various papers relating to Talhaiarn and his family, including the signed title page of his second volume of works, 1862 (f. 161), lists of subscribers to his third volume of works (ff. 163-4), and to the Talhaiarn Annuity Fund, 1864 (ff. 166 verso-167); administrative papers, 1869-1871, relating to his estate (ff. 169-83); press cuttings, 1869-1949 (mainly 1869-1870) (ff. 184-99); and various papers, including a copy of Talhaiarn's 'Gorsedd Prayer' in an unknown hand (f. 205). Among the works by Talhaiarn are the holograph poems to his niece, Elizabeth Anne Jones (ff. 1, 2, 4-8, 23, 42-3), 'The Zephyr and the Rose' (f. 9), 'Diver' (ff. 10-13), 'Psalm' (f. 14-15, 67), and the printed lyrics of 'A part song on the coming of age of William Grenville Williams', Bodelwyddan, 1865 (f. 17). Also included is a cutting of a tribute by Talhaiarn to Sir Joseph Paxton (f. 17 verso).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged at NLW into works by Talhaiarn, correspondence, and various papers relating to the poet.
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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
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 16139E.
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Name access points
- Talhaiarn, 1810-1869 -- Poetry. (Subject)
- Talhaiarn, 1810-1869 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Williams, William Grenville, 1844- (Subject)
- Paxton, Joseph, Sir, 1803-1865. (Subject)
- Jones, Lilian M. (Subject)
- Jones, Elizabeth Anne. (Subject)
- Jones, Thomas, brother of 'Talhaiarn'. (Subject)
- Thomas, John, 1826-1913 (Subject)
- Gwilym Cowlyd, 1828-1904 (Subject)
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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
July 2006.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Siân Bowyer;