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- 1909-1925. (Creation)
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Letters and papers from the library of Ellis William Jones of Plasteg, Bala, largely relating to agricultural co-operation in Wales, and with particular reference to the Welsh Agricultural Organisation Society Limited, Stapleton-Cotton House Limited, etc. Among them are addresses and notes; a notebok containing the names and postal addresses of officers and committee members of agricultural co-operative societies in Wales; letters from J. Nugent Harris, secretary to the Agricultural Society, 1909, Charles O. Hughes, Menai Bridge, 1925, George Florance Irby, 6th baron Boston, 1925, and R. Parry, Bangor, secretary to the Stapleton-Cotton House Ltd, 1925, with some typescript and draft replies; typescript copies of testimonials to E. W. Jones from Lord Boston, Major-General A. E. Sandbach, C.B., D.S.O., Bwlchycibau, Colonel the Hon. R. Stapleton-Cotton [of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, etc.], R. J. Lloyd Price, Rhiwlas, Bala, 1911, D. D. Williams, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1911, and J. E. Jones, vicar of Rhosygwaliau, Bala, 1911; and cyclostyled copies of addresses delivered at the Liberal Speakers' School at Oxford and at the Liberal Summer School at Cambridge, 1925.
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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.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
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English, Welsh.
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Finding aids
The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Preferred citation: NLW MSS 11559-11560E, 11561C.
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- Welsh Agricultural Organisation Society -- Archives. (Subject)
- Stapleton-Cotton House Limited -- Archives (Subject)
- Welsh Agricultural Organisation Society -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Liberal Party (Great Britain). Oxford (England) (Subject)
- Liberal Party (Great Britain). Cambridge (England) (Subject)
- Jones, Ellis William, 1872-1935 (Subject)
- Jones, Ellis William, 1872-1935 (Subject)
- Harris, J. Nugent. (Subject)
- Hughes, Charles O. (Subject)
- Irby, George Florance, 1860-1941 (Subject)
- Parry, R., secretary, Stapleton-Cotton House Ltd (Subject)
- Sandbach, Arthur Edmund, 1859-1928 (Subject)
- Stapleton-Cotton, R. (Subject)
- Price, Richard John Lloyd, 1843-1923. (Subject)
- Williams, D. D., University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (Subject)
- Jones, J. E., of Rhosygwaliau (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
September 2009.
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- English
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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); The Peerage on-line site, viewed 22 September 2009; Archives Network Wales on-line site, viewed 22 September 2009.
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.