Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1800x1927] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
83 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
David Harris Williams (1870-1927), was the vicar of Cwm, Flintshire, 1911-1915, and rector of Bodfari, 1915-1927.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
NLW MSS 5604-5662: Mrs Harris Williams, widow of the Rev. David Harris Williams; Bodfari; Purchase; October 1927.
NLW MSS 6441-50, 6453-62: Mrs Harris Williams; Rhyl; Purchase; September 1929.
NLW MSS 6451-2, 6463-4D: Mrs Harris Williams; Rhyl; Purchase; March 1934.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of notebooks and collectanea of David Harris Williams (d. 1927).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 5604-5662, 6441-6464.
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
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, unless otherwise stated.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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Description identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
December 2005.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
Archivist's note
This description was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.