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Title
Date(s)
- [1905x1908]-[1937x1938] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
9 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
David David Williams, Calvinistic Methodist minister and author, was born at Croesor, Merioneth. He was ordained in 1891 and ministered at Ffestiniog (1890-1896), Oswestry (1896-1906), Manchester (1906-1915) and Liverpool (1915-1938). He was a prominent figure in the Calvinistic Methodist movement and served as Moderator for the North Wales Association in 1931. From 1930 to 1934 Williams edited The Journal of the Historical Society of the Presbyterian Church in Wales. An assiduous researcher, he was a regular competitor at the National Eisteddfod - many of his essays, mainly on literary and historical topics, were published by the National Eisteddfod Society - and contributed to numerous Welsh periodicals. His several published works also focus largely on literary, cultural and historical subjects.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs D. D. Williams, widow of the Rev. D. D. Williams; Prestatyn; Donation; September 1938.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscripts, [1905x1908]-[1937x1938], of the Rev. David David Williams, comprising mainly essays on cultural, literary and historical topics submitted for competition at the National Eisteddfod; together with a draft summary of a proposed history of Wales, and an album of correspondence and miscellaneous papers.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 12053-12061.
Conditions of access and use area
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
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.
Note
Formerly known as D. D. Williams 1-9.
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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
December 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
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); Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig on-line, viewed 15 December 2009.
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.