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Title
Date(s)
- 1885. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
122 ff. (six leaves excised before f. 1 and several leaves lost at end, with loss of text; folios 1 verso-6 blank) ; 175 x 120 mm. Cloth covers.
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Henry Bristow; Ringwood; Purchase; 1997
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Diary, March-November 1885, of an unidentified Scottish girl staying at Port-Manech and elsewhere in Finistère, Brittany, containing many observations on local life and customs and references to artists working in the Pont-Aven district. A few notes have been added in pencil by a later hand.
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Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The contents of NLW MSS 22853-23691 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 9 (Aberystwyth, 2003).
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23581A.
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Virtua system control number
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
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Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IX (Aberystwyth, 2003);