Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1885-1912 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
2 vols.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
David Thomas Jenkins of Aberarth was a ship's captain. Among the vessels he governed were the steamships Shakespear and Thornley.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr Dafydd M. Jones; Aberarth; Donation; 1995
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Record books, 1885-1912, of ship's captain David Thomas Jenkins of Aberarth, comprising a cargo book, 1885-1897, of the steamship Shakespear and an account book, 1910-1912, of the steamship Thornley, together with draft correspondence and miscellaneous memoranda.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 23349-23350.
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Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 23349-23350.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
April 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 sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IX (Aberystwyth, 2003);