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Date(s)
- [15 cent.]-1901 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
6 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
The collection was formerly housed at Gwynfryn, Taliesin, Cardiganshire, the bishop's birthplace and private residence.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs G. M. L. Griffin and Mrs A. D. L. Evans; Taliesin and Newcastle Emlyn; Donation; May 1945.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of manuscripts formerly belonging to William Basil Jones (1822-1897), bishop of St Davids, comprising a fifteenth-century digest of commentaries on the Psalms; transcripts of letters from Griffith Jones, Llanddowror (1683-1761) (etc.); and poetry of the Rev. Samuel Phillips, Radnorshire (etc.).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 6133-6139.
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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 laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English