Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [early 17 cent.]-1905 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
22 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Roberts (d. 1824) of Bangor was a solicitor and deputy-registrar, and also sub-treasurer to the Dean and Chapter of Bangor Cathedral.
Archival history
Some of the manuscripts were acquired by Roberts during the course of his work; others, e.g. NLW MSS 1256D, 1258C and 1260B, originally Maesyporth manuscripts, were probably obtained by Roberts through his marriage to Anne, daughter of Evan Lloyd, Maesyporth, Llangeinwen, Anglesey (NLW Wynnstay MS 2 is also a Maesyporth manuscript).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
NLW MSS 1243-7D, 1256-61, 1263-4E: Frank Crowe, The Welsh Book Depot; Wrexham; Purchase; November 1915.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscripts and papers, [early 17 cent.]-1905, many of, or from the collection of, John Roberts, Bangor, which include legal papers of John Roberts; Bangor Cathedral accounts, 1771-1809; an incomplete eighteenth century copy of a Breton mystery play; a tour journal of 1849; a Montgomeryshire tithe account book for the years 1866-1871; eighteenth century sermons; and miscellaneous transcripts and extracts.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 1243-1264.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Breton
- English
- French
- Latin
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, Breton, French, Latin.
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 of fonds.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 1243-1264.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Roberts, John, d. 1824 -- Archives (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
July 2005 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);