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Title
Date(s)
- [1663x1899] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
13 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr W. Jones Williams, who was born at Porthmadog, practised for over fifty years as a physician at Middlesborough. He was well known as an ardent lover os his native country, and a collector of Welsh books. Having associations with Eifionydd, he acquired the works and letters of some of the poets of that district.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by W. Jones Williams, M.D., Middlesborough, 1917.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of works and letters, both autograph and transcript, of some of the poets of Eifionydd, accummulated by Dr W. Jones Williams.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 4441-4453.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
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).
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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 source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).