Identity area
Reference code
MB1
Title
Diaries
Date(s)
- 1880-1945 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
3 folders, 6 envelopes and 40 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Diaries and memo books of various sizes, containing entries relating to his daily activities and, to a great extent, the role played by music in his life. Entries refecting his work as a collector of folk songs and as editor of the Journal of the Welsh Folk-Song Society occur regularly. References reflecting his vocation as a botanist are sometimes included, particularly in the earlier diaries, and are noted at the appropriate file level descriptions.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
MB1/1-41 arranged chronologically by and within each file; MB1/42 spans the period 1880-1943.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: MB1
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004306733
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000306733