Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1812-[1893] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.009 cubic metres (21 items)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Eirys Mary Lloyd Edwards (née Phillips), of Liverpool, Lancashire, was married to Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards (1895-1970) in 1923, and lived at Bryneithin, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She accumulated a collection of papers relating to Hugh Hughes (1790-1863), artist, of Aberystwyth, and his family, including his father-in-law, Roderick Richards, of Penglais, Aberystwyth.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds relating to property in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, 1812-1817, and papers relating to Hugh Hughes and his family and to Roderick Richards, 1832-[1893].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged in chronological order
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 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 collector and contents of fonds. The archive comprises records pre-dating her birth.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Hughes, Hugh, 1790-1863 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Hughes, Hugh, 1790-1863. (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
February 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, Schedule of Lady Edwards Collection of Hughes Papers; and Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 (London, 1959).