Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1877-1940 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.009 cubic metres (1 box)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Richard of Landore, Swansea, was an architect, surveyor, and mining engineer.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from David Harbourne, Cardiff, in December 1983.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Diaries, 1930-1940; financial accounts, 1924-1937; business correspondence, 1894-1938; miscellaneous papers, 1895-1939, including accounts relating to work carried out and specifications, plans and estimate, 1908-1909, at Old Siloh Chapel, Landore; printed materials, 1894-1940; certificates, 1892-1912, and copy wills, 1877-1906.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
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, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1984, p. 47, 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
Place access points
Name access points
- Richard, John, of Landore -- Archives (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
April 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following source was used to compile this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1984.