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Title
Date(s)
- 1912-1968 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.018 cubic metres (2 boxes)
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Name of creator
Biographical history
William J. Humphrey Watkins (1884-1975) of Nantywellan, Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Radnorshire, was a geographer. He attended the University of Wales, and completed his M.A. thesis, 'English literature of travel from 1350-1750' in 1919. In 1935, he published 'How to Look at Geographical Pictures' with his brother, Howard Stanley Lloyd Watkins. The publication went through several editions, and 'How to Look at Geographical Pictures', Second Series, was published in 1958, and also had many editions. His father, William Watkins (1855-1938), researched the history of education for his article 'Education in Llanfihangel Rhydithon and District', Radnorshire Society Transactions, vol. VI (1936).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from David Harbourne, Cardiff, in 1992.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of William Humphrey Watkins, 1912-1968, comprising 'English literature of travel from 1350-1750' (unpublished M.A. thesis, University of Wales), 1919; album containing cuttings, photographs and illustrations, mainly relating to natural history in Radnorshire, [1912]-1914; copies of W. J. H. Watkins and H. S. L. Watkins, 'How to Look at Geographical Pictures', First Series, 6th edn (1966) and Second Series, 4th-6th edn (1964-1967), with related photographs, notes, correspondence and other papers, [1960s]; notes on education in Llanfihangel Rhydithion, Radnorshire, 1848-1920, by William Watkins, [1930s]; and correspondence, 1958-1963.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records purchased by NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged by type.
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
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 schedule is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1993, p. 83, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed 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
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Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1993.