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Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1802]-1976 (accumulated [c. 1929]-1976) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.009 cubic metres (1 box)The vestry book is unfit for production.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Glyn Hopkins (1909-1991), of Pontarddulais, Glamorgan, was an author and local historian. He was especially interested in researching the history of the parishes of Llanedi and Yr Hendy, Carmarthenshire, and Pontarddulais, Glamorgan.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs S. Hopkins, widow of Glyn Hopkins, Pontarddulais, West Glamorgan, 1991.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Glyn Hopkins, [c. 1802]-1976, mainly comprising his draft articles and historical notes relating to Llanedi and Yr Hendy, Carmarthenshire, and Pontarddulais, Glamorgan, and to local place names; and a vestry book, [c. 1802]-1827, of Llanedi.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
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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 in Minor Lists and Summaries 1992, pp. 64-65, at the National Library of Wales.
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Existence and location of copies
Text
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds. The vestry book acquired by Glyn Hopkins pre-dates his birth.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
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Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992.