Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1810-1931] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
11 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
David Salmon (1852-1945), M.A., Narberth, was formerly the Principal of the Training College for Women Teachers, Swansea, and secretary to the Historical Society of West Wales from 1922 until its dissolution in 1931.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented in 1932 by David Salmon, Narberth.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of manuscripts and papers of David Salmon (1852-1945), relating mainly to his positition as secretary to the Historical Society of West Wales.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 7344-7354.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
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 II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Historical Society of West Wales (Subject)
Genre access points
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
June 2005
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
This description was compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.