Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [1950]-1997 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.185 cubic metres (16 boxes).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Donald Gwyon Howells (d. 1997) was formerly a lecturer in Celtic Languages at Glasgow University. He published widely on the Celtic verb and syntax.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs Catherine Howells; Springcorrie, Garynahine, Isle-of-Lewis; Donation; April 1998
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers comprise research papers and notes relating to the Celtic verb and syntax (see Donald G. Howells, 'The Gaelic of Carloway, Isle of Lewis: prepositions with verbal nouns' in James Carney and David Greene (editors), Celtic Studies. Essays in memory of Angus Matheson 1912- 1962 (London, 1968), and D. Gwyon Howells, 'Absolute and conjunct again', Studia Celtica, 22/23 (1987/88)); notes in the form of index cards relating to the origin of Welsh phrases and idioms (boxes 15-16); translation and grammatical points on 'Y Gododdin' (box 6) and comments on the syntax of 'Breuddwyd Rhonabwy' (box 10); and photocopies of articles relating to syntax in other languages, in particular French and Indo- European (box 14).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All papers have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are highly unlikely.
System of arrangement
Arranged into sixteen boxes.
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 regulations apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales in NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1999, p. 44. The catalogue is available online.
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Existence and location of copies
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Publication note
The archive contains research notes used while preparing articles for publication in various academic volumes and journals.
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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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
July 2006.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by J. Graham Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used to compile this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1999, p. 44;