Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1909-1932 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.114 cubic metres (4 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Frederick Charles Richards (1878-1932) was born in Newport, Monmouthshire. He was the youngest son of Edwin Kemp Richards, a butcher. In 1909, he received a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, South Kensington where he learned etchings. His first exhibition was at the Royal Academy in 1911, and he studied for a diploma of the Royal College of Art and gained the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Painters-Etchers. In 1920, he joined the College of Arts, before making a base in Egypt in 1927. Here he held exhibitions at Alexandria and also at Tehran and presented twenty-one of his oriental paintings to his hometown. In 1931, he returned to London, and wrote 'A Persian Journey' with forty-eight illustrations drawn during his nine months in Persia. He died 27 March 1932.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr. Michael Barlett of Lucas and Madley, Auctioneers, 54 Machen Place, Riverside, Cardiff, in October 1983.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Etchings and sketches drawn by Frederick Charles Richards; pocket diaries, 1919-1929; notebooks; press cuttings from The Egyptian Gazette, The Egyptian Mail and The Sphinx; correspondence, 1927-1932; research notes and a draft typescript of A Persian Journey (1932); research notes on Roman and Egyptian civilization, the architecture of London and other English cities, and various philosophical themes; miscellanea.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
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 1984 at the National Library of Wales.
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
- Richards, Fred, 1878-1932 -- Archives. (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
April 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW Project. The following sources were used for the preparation of the description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries (1984); Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 (London, 1959).