Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1896x1937] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
131 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Rev. William Porter was professor of Hebrew successively at the Calvinistic Methodist Colleges at Bala and Aberystwyth.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Executors of Dr William Porter; Purchase; 1937.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection, [1896x1937], comprising note-books, correspondence, miscellaneous papers, etc., from the library of the Rev. Professor William Porter and including essays, examination papers and research and lecture notes. Much of the material relates to Biblical themes and to the study of the Hebrew and Greek languages.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 12920-13050.
Conditions of access and use area
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
- Greek
- Hebrew
- German
- Latin
- French
- Welsh
- Syriac
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Greek, Hebrew, German, Latin, French, Welsh, Syriac.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Formerly known as William Porter 1-131.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Porter, William, 1876-1937 -- 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
April 2010.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971); Y Bywgraffiadur Ar-lein, viewed via WWW, 20 April 2010.
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.