Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1930]-1982 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.18 cubic metres (20 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Jack Raymond Jones (1922-1993), of Swansea, Glamorgan, and later London, artist and writer, worked as a secondary school teacher between 1957 and 1976. He wrote scripts for television and radio during the late 1950s and 1960s. He also published articles and books, including The Man who Loved the Sun (London, 1966), about Vincent van Gogh.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Jack Raymond Jones, London, 1991.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, [c. 1930]-1982, of Jack Raymond Jones, comprising correspondence, 1956-1982, including letters from Richard Burton, Ray Howard-Jones, Robert Morgan, John Ormond, and Kyffin Williams; drafts of literary works, 1958-[1970s]; articles, 1956-1969; radio and television scripts, 1957-1971; papers relating to exhibitions of his paintings, 1970-1975; financial papers relating to paintings, 1970-1976; material relating to other artists, 1957-1978; papers relating to Jack Raymond Jones's teaching career, 1957-1976; financial records, 1965-1981; personal papers, 1948-1980; miscellaneous papers, 1948-1980; and photographs, [c. 1930]-[1970s].
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: correspondence; art; literary papers; journalism; broadcasting; teaching; financial; and personal and miscellaneous papers.
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, some letters in French.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992, pp. 70-73, 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)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Jones, Jack Raymond, 1922-1993 -- Archives (Subject)
- Howard-Jones, Ray (Subject)
- Morgan, Robert, 1921-1994 (Subject)
- Ormond, John, 1923-1990. (Subject)
- Williams, Kyffin, 1918-2006 (Subject)
- Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992;