Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1365-1677 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.029 cubic metres (1 box).Some of the papers are mutilated.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gilbert Smith (d. 1947) of Prestatyn, Denbighshire, was a local architect, surveyor and enthusiastic amateur archaeologist, discovering the Roman bath house near Prestatyn in 1934.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Gilbert Smith of Prestatyn in 1936.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds and documents, relating to properties in Flintshire, mainly in St Asaph, 1365-1677.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
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
Latin, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Text
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from collector of fonds. The deeds predate the life of Gilbert Smith.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
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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
March 2003.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Gilbert Smith Collection of Flintshire Deeds;