Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1919-1980 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.258 cubic metres (8 boxes, 1 case)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
E.M.R. Ditmas lived in Benson, Oxfordshire. She was an expert of Arthurian studies and published Gareth of Orkney (1956).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Miss E. M. R. Ditmas, Moulsford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, September 1981, May 1982, January 1983 and November 1983, and per Mr G. V. Miles, Benson, Oxfordshire, August 1983
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Research papers of E. M. R. Ditmas, 1919-1980, including material on art history and on folklore, 1919-1980; bibliographical, topographical, personal and subject indexes on Arthurian and mediaeval studies; papers relating to the International Arthurian Society; typescript drafts of studies of the Tristan legend and Geoffrey of Monmouth, [1960s], and correspondence concerning their publication, 1960-1972.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged by box by date of acquisition.
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.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1982, p.11; 1983 p.8, at the National Library of Wales.
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds
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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
January 2004
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1982; 1983;