Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1980-1995 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.189 cubic metres (130 ifiles)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Guy Tempest Sheringham (1913-1995), historian, researched into Welsh place-names and medieval Welsh laws.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by his son, Prof. Michael Sheringham, Canterbury, Kent,and by his daughter Mrs Sybil Dibdin, 1995.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of John Sheringham mainly reflecting his research interests, including his research into Montgomeryshire place-names, 1980-1995, medieval Welsh history and laws, 1984-1995, and Breton history, 1988-1989; typescript notes on Welsh law, 1986-1990; typescript drafts of published works, and papers of the Machynlleth and District Civic Society, 1979-1993, and the Aberystwyth and District Civic Society, 1990-1994.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: research papers; published works and addresses; Montgomeryshire Place-Names Project; Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland; conferences and seminars; Machynlleth and District Civic Society; Aberystwyth and District Civic Society; and miscellaneous.
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.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1996, pp. 66-69, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
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
- Aberystwyth and District Civic Society. (Subject)
- Machynlleth and District Civic Society. (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
June 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1996.