Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1392-1393, 1543-1936 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.315 cubic metres (11 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Arthur Ivor Pryce (1867-1940) was a solicitor, registrar of the diocese of Bangor, and chapter clerk, and a keen antiquarian. He published The Diocese of Bangor during three centuries (Cardiff, 1939)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Miss Pryce in 1944.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds, correspondence, pleadings and papers in legal actions, 18 cent.-20 cent., relating to estates in Anglesey, Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire. Miscellaneous papers include Caernarfon borough court rolls, 1392-1393, 1695-1697, and a rental, 1691-1692; papers relating to Benefit Building Societies in Caernarfonshire, 1861-1890; and a minute book of Porthaethwy ferry, 1782-8.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Hard copies of the catalogue are available from NLW and HMC.
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.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Caernarvon (Wales : Borough) (Subject)
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
November 2002.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Guide to the Department of Manuscripts and Records (National Library of Wales, 1994);Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940, (London, 1959);