Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1859-[1911] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
82 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Hugh Williams (1843-1911) was Vice-Principal and Professor of Church History at the Theological College, Bala. He published Christianity in Early Britain (Oxford, 1912) and was editor and translator of the works of Gildas in the 'Cymmrodorion Record Series' (1899, 1901).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs Hugh Williams, widow of Hugh Williams; Bequest; 1916
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1859-[1911], of Hugh Williams, which include material relating to ecclesiastical history, especially that of the British or Celtic Church; lecture notes; addresses; hymns; sermons; and miscellaneous extracts and transcripts.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 1265-1329, 2081-2097.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
- Latin
- Greek
- French
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, Latin, Greek, French.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Previously known as Hugh Williams 1-82.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Williams, Hugh, 1843-1911 -- Archives. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
July 2003 and August 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943);