Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1804]-[c. 1938] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
44 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Philip Thomas (1857-1938), Neath, was a teacher and musician. He competed in and adjudicated at local eisteddfodau and other musical events and conducted cymanfaoedd canu. He was secretary of Bethlehem Green Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Neath, and was General Secretary of the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Neath, 1918.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Miss Dilys P. Thomas, daughter of Philip Thomas; Aberafan; Purchase; 1940
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscripts and papers of Philip Thomas, [c. 1804]-[c. 1938], including poetry; correspondence; addresses and miscellaneous notes; collections of hymn-tunes and Welsh folk-songs; manuscripts of 'Ynys y Trysor', a translation of Treasure Island, 1920; essays and biographical accounts; minute books and accounts relating to various eisteddfodau, in particular the 1918 Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales in Neath, 1907-1934; and papers relating to Calvinistic Methodism in Neath, 1885-1924.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 13738-81.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Welsh
- English
- Latin
- Greek
- Hebrew
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English, some Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Thomas, Philip, 1857-1938 -- Archives. (Subject)
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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
October 2013.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description revised by Rhys M. Jones;