Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1875x1925] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
14 vols.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Richard Jones ('Glan Alaw', 1838-1925) was Calvinistic Methodist minister at Brynyrefail, Caernarvonshire. He was a self-taught poet and polyglot as well as a notable preacher and published both theological and poetical works.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Source unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, [1875x1925], of Richard Jones ('Glan Alaw') consisting largely of hymns and poetry.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 2506-2519.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their readers' tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Formerly known as Glan Alaw 1-14.
Note
Title based on contents.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Jones, Richard, 1838-1925 -- Archives (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
October 2005 and September 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943);