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Date(s)
- [1936] (Creation)
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Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert Arthur Griffith (Elphin, 1860-1936), author and lawyer, was born in Caernarfon, the son of John Owen Griffith (Ioan Arfon, 1828-1881). Elphin was a keen eisteddfodwr and also contributed as literary critic to Welsh periodicals such as Y Geninen.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr J. R. Morris; Caernarfon; Purchase; 1936.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A holograph copy, [1936], of a poem entitled 'Yn Eden Ardd' by Robert Arthur Griffith (Elphin). The poem was originally composed in 1897.
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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
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part XVIII, 231.
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 10593B.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
September 2008.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961).
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.