Fonds GB 0210 LDDNAM - Lord Davies of Llandinam Papers,

Biography of Lord Davies,

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 LDDNAM

Title

Lord Davies of Llandinam Papers,

Date(s)

  • 1788-2015 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

184 large archival boxes and 48 small archival boxes; 5.768 cubic metres.

Context area

Name of creator

(1880-1944)

Biographical history

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donation 1970, Donation: Daniel Davies; Cardiff; July 2012: Donation: Daniel Davies; Cardiff; October 2020.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of David Davies, the first Baron Davies of Llandinam (1880-1944), along with papers of other members of the family, David Davies (1818-1890), Edward Davies (1852–1898), Revd. Gwilym Davies (1879-1955), Gwendoline Elizabeth Davies (1882-1951) and Mary Sidney Davies (1884-1963). They reflect Lord Davies varied business and political interests and include the records of the New Commonwealth Society, papers related to the League of Nations Union Welsh National Council, the first and second world wars, the Temple of Peace, the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Institute, the National Library of Wales, the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, University of Wales Aberystwyth, Davies’s coal and railway interests, international affairs, drafts and copies of Davies’s publications mainly on international relations, papers of the David Davies Memorial Institute and papers related to Gregynog Press.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Duplicates of publications have been removed from the collection.

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged into 13 sub fonds.

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. = Disgwylir i ddarllenwyr sydd am ddefnyddio papurau modern yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru gydymffurfio â Deddf Gwarchod Data 1998 yng nghyd-destun unrhyw brosesu ganddynt o ddata personol a gasglwyd o gofnodion modern sydd ar gadw yn y Llyfrgell. Nodir y manylion yn yr wybodaeth a roddir wrth wneud cais am Docyn Darllen.

Conditions governing reproduction

Usual copyright restrictions apply.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

Language and script notes

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Finding aids

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

Note

Preferred citation: Lord Davies of Llandinam Papers

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls006232071

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

Compiled by Rob Phillips, 2017. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Dictionary of Welsh Biography WWW site (26.6.2017), material including publication within the collection.

Accession area