Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1874x1888]-[1896x1905] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
12 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Watkin Hezekiah Williams (Watcyn Wyn, 1844-1905), was a preacher, schoolmaster and poet.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs G. O. Williams, daughter-in-law of Watcyn Wyn; Donation; 1932.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscripts of Watcyn Wyn, including a number of Welsh sermons and a catechism in his autograph, and various eisteddfod compositions and adjudications.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 7804-7815.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh
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
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Watcyn Wyn, 1844-1905 -- Archives (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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
August 2005
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
This description was compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.