Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1920-1983 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.155 cubic metres (8 boxes, 1 envelope)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gwenfron Moss (1898-1991), missionary, worked with the London Missionary Society in North China and India between 1928 and 1964.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Gwenfron Moss and Hettie Edwards, Cardiff, in July 1984
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Gwenfron Moss, 1920-1983, comprising letters, 1928-1964, from her to her family; journal letters giving an account of her voyages to China and India; circular letters and other printed material, 1920-1983; scripts, correspondence, contracts and other material, 1966-1979, relating to her broadcasts on radio and television; photograph albums; holiday diaries, 1966-1972; certificates and addresses presented to her, 1920-1964; and papers relating mainly to her work with the London Missionary Society in China and India, 1928-1964, including diaries, 1930-1938; correspondence, 1958-1972; and papers relating to deputation work and other public engagements, 1934-1977.
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 into 1984 donation (correspondence; and miscellaneous) and 1989 donation (diaries and journals; correspondence; notes, addresses and miscellaneous papers; photographs; and printed material)
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 1985, Minor Lists and Summaries 1990 and Minor Lists and Summaries 1993 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
- London Missionary Society. (Subject)
- Moss, Gwenfron, 1898-1991 -- 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
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by David Moore for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1985; NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1990; NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1993.