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Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1880]-1961 (accumulated [c. pre-1961]) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.009 cubic metres (1 box)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
A. W. L. Seaman researched the history of politics in the borough of Merthyr Tydfil.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Prof. Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, Aberystwyth, 1985.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence and research notes of Dr. A.W.L.Seaman relating to politics in Merthyr Tudful before 1914, comprising correspondence and papers relating to the biographies of three members of parliament for Merthyr Tudful (c. 1880-1914), namely William Pritchard-Morgan, Keir Hardie, and Edgar Jones (including letters from Edgar Jones, 1960-1961,) and newspaper cuttings and ephemera relating to the Merthyr Tydfil parliamentary election, January 1910.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
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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
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1986, p. 68, at the National Library of Wales.
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Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds. Some of the records acquired by Dr A. W. L. Seaman pre-date his birth.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: National Library of Wales, Minor Lists and Summaries 1986.