Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1800] x [1934] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
40 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Davies (1860-1939), bibliographer and genealogist, was born in Llandysul, Cardiganshire. He was largely self-taught and worked for a number of years at the National Library of Wales, where many of his manuscripts are now stored.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
From the library of John Davies, Lampeter, later of Aberystwyth, 1939 (1-12), 1934 (13-40).
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection comprising correspondence, essays, pedigrees, medical recipes, hymns, and transcripts of hymns and poems, together with sermons and miscellaneous extracts and notes. Also included are papers relating to James Owen, Presbyterian minister; account books belonging to John Thomas of Penddol, Llanllwni and to David Davies ('Dafydd y Gof') of Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire; a manuscript in the hand of the Reverend David James ('Dewi o Ddyfed'); and sermons in the hand of the Reverend John Owen, Thrussington.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 702-713, 8705-8732.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, unless otherwise specified
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) and Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
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
June 2005.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
This description was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.