Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1920s]-1953 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.036 cubic metres (4 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Giles (1872-1939) was an art historian and President of the Society of Graver-Printers in Colour. His research interests, reflected in his papers, included 'The Epic of Art and Folklore', 'Art and the Supernatural', architecture and furniture and primitive art. He lived in Newport, Essex. He corresponded with his friend, Mrs Ada Hondius-Crone (fl. 1937-1953), of Holland.
Archival history
The papers were transferred to Mrs Ada Hondius-Crone, Holland, a friend of William Giles, in 1946, who corresponded regularly with enquirers about the papers.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs Ada Hondius-Crone per her son-in-law Professor Robert Feenstra, University of Leiden, and Professor D. Ellis Evans, Jesus College, Oxford, 1986.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Typescript and manuscript notes, with sketches, [1920s]-[1930s], of William Giles, relating to drafts of books and essays, and lecture notes; letters from Giles to Mrs Hondius-Crone, 1938; letters, 1939-1953, to Mrs Hondius-Crone relating to Giles and his work; printed material, 1937, relating to Giles's term of office as President of the Society of Graver-Printers in Colour; and obituary notes on Giles by Mrs Hondius-Crone, [1939].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: research papers; correspondence; and miscellaneous papers.
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 catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1987, pp. 42-43, at the National Library of Wales.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds. The archive includes Hondius-Crone's correspondence, post-dating the death of Giles.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Society of Graver-Printers in Colour. (Subject)
- Giles, William, 1872-1939 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Hondius-Crone, Ada -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Hondius-Crone, Ada. (Subject)
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Description identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following source was used to compile this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1987.