Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1918-1957 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
16 files
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Williams (1885-1950), FLA, was Keeper of Printed Books at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. He was born on 21st April 1885 in Walton, Liverpool the son of Daniel Hugh Williams and Lucy Kyfin. He was educated at the Oake's Institute, Walton. He married Sarah Jane Evans in August 1915; she was the daughter of Hugh Evans (1854-1934), printer and publisher, owner of Gwasg y Brython press, Liverpool. They had two sons. Williams was the Honorary Editor of the National Union Catalogue for Wales; he was also member of the Cymmrodorion Society and Welsh Bibliographical Society, and a lecturer on Classification at the Library Association Summer School, Aberystwyth, 1922-1928.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs Janet Kyffin, Cwm Eithin, 53 Maeshendre, Waunfawr, Aberystwyth, daughter-in-law of William Williams, in July 1987
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Notes on cataloguing and classification, 1925-1928; correspondence, 1928-1942, 1957; copies of articles and offprints, and cuttings of press reviews; and papers of his father-in-law, Hugh Evans, 1952-1955, mainly notes on publishing, periodicals, etc.
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: William Williams papers; and Hugh Evans 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
- Welsh
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1988, p. 74-75 at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
The main archive of Hugh Evans is National Library of Wales, Hugh Evans Papers.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Library Association(Summer school) (Subject)
- Williams, William, 1885-1950 -- Archives (Subject)
- Evans, Hugh, 1854-1934 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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 Seri Crawley for the ANW Project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1988; Who's Who in Wales (London, 1933).