Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1937-1982 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.344 cubic metres (12 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Helen Suggett (née Richardson, 1914-1982) of Penarth, Glamorgan, was an academic whose research interests included Anglo-Norman and Old and post-medieval French language and literature. She also did freelance work for Collins Publishers, London, revising and indexing translations and studies of the works of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, corresponding with Rene Hague and others. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) was a palaeontologist and a Jesuit priest, and was a prolific writer; he was professor of geology at the Catholic Institute in Paris, director of the National Geologic Survey of China, and director of the National Research Center of France. Helen's husband, Philip Suggett (1917-1975), taught Classical subjects and was interested in the history of Mountain Ash and Aberdare, Glamorgan.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by their son Mr Richard Suggett, Aberystwyth, 1983.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Helen Suggett, comprising typescripts, notes, proofs, typescript indexes and correspondence relating to the revision and indexing of English translations of the works of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 1963-1978, studies of Teilhard de Chardin, 1966-1977, and other theological studies, 1968-1977; research papers relating to Anglo-Norman documents, 1939-1968, and to the editing of the works of Thomas Sampson, 1941-1968; personal papers, 1937-1977; papers of Philip Suggett, including teaching notes on classical subjects; notes and newspaper cuttings relating to Mountain Ash and Aberdare, [1960s]-[1970s]; and letters, 1975, to Helen Suggett.
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 the following: Helen Suggett papers; Philip Suggett papers; printed books and journals.
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, French.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1983, pp. 43-49, 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)
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Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre -- Translations. (Subject)
- Suggett, Philip, 1917-1975. (Subject)
- Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. (Subject)
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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
June 2003.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following source was used to compile this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1983;