Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1895]-[1939] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
2.632 cubic metres (89 boxes, several volumes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Durrant's Press Cutting Agency, London, collected references to Wales in the national and regional (English and Welsh) press during the early decades of the twentieth century, probably as a service to the National Library of Wales.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Press cuttings relating to Wales and Welsh culture, such as religion, politics, literature, music, education, St. David's Day celebrations and the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, individuals, and the National Library of Wales [1895]-[1939].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into subjects.
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
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
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. The catalogue can be accessed online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- National Library of Wales -- Archives (Subject)
- Durrant's Press Cutting Agency (London, England) (Subject)
- National Library of Wales. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
February 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW Project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Durrant's Press Cuttings; Alchin, A.M, Praise above all: Discovering the Welsh Tradition (Cardiff, 1991).