Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1700x1915]. (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
56 vols.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Sir Daniel Lleufer Thomas was born in Cwm-du near Talley, parish of Llandeilo Fawr. He was a barrister-at-law, and also served as stipendiary magistrate for the Rhondda district of Glamorgan, Secretary of the Royal Commission on Land in Wales and Charter member of the Court of Governors of the National Library. He contributed numerous articles to the Dictionary of National Biography and other publications.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Sir Daniel Lleufer Thomas; Rhondda; Presentation.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of, or accumulated by, [1700x1915], D. Lleufer Thomas, comprising material relating to the Welsh Land Commission, miscellaneous prose and verse, correspondence and other papers.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 3601-3640, 6238-6253.
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 noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their readers' tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
- Spanish
- Breton
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, Spanish, Breton.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943) and Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Previously known as Lleufer Thomas 1-40.
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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
August 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 sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943) and Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951);