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- 1908-1955 (mostly 1938-1955) / (Creation)
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Extent and medium
46 ff. Guarded and filed.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bertram Rota Ltd.; London; Purchase; May 1997; B1997/28.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Seven letters and two telegrams, 1939-1950, from the composer, actor and playwright, Ivor Novello, to Dorothy and Evelyn Wright, containing mainly personal news (ff. 1-13); together with additional personal papers, 1908-1955, compiled by the Wrights, including twelve letters to them from Lloyd Williams, Novello's secretary, [?1940]-[?1944] (ff. 5, 14-19 verso), actors Peter Graves, 1951-1955 (ff. 22-24 verso), Leslie Henson, 1942 (f. 25), and Barry Sinclair, 1943 (f. 26), and Neville Chamberlain, 1938 (ff. 20-21); also included are a memorial tribute to Ivor Novello, 1951 (ff. 27-28 verso), photographs of him and his associates, [1910s]-[1940s] (ff. 29-34), and press cuttings, 1939-1951 (ff. 39-46).
The collection contains references to theatrical productions at Johannesburg, 1947 (f. 8), the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth, [1940] (f. 14), the Palace Theatre, Manchester, [?1941] (f. 15), and the Adelphi Theatre, London, 1943 (f. 18).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged as follows at NLW: Ivor Novello letters; other letters; other papers.
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply. Information regarding the ownership of Ivor Novello copyright can be found at http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/ (viewed May 2009).
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Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
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Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23696E.
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Name access points
- Novello, Ivor, 1893-1951 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Novello, Ivor, 1893-1951 -- Photographs (Subject)
- Wright, Dorothy Edith, 1885-1973. (Subject)
- Wright, Evelyn Mary, 1894-1979. (Subject)
- Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940 (Subject)
- Graves, Peter, 1911-1994. (Subject)
- Henson, Leslie. (Subject)
- Sinclair, Barry, 1911- (Subject)
- Williams, Lloyd, d. 1948. (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2009.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description revised by Rhys Morgan Jones;