Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1864-1991 (accumulated [c. 1932]-1991) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.058 cubic metres (2 large boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Marion Warren Williams (1912-1991) of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, researched her family history, and compiled scrapbooks relating to people and events in Guilsfield and Welshpool, Montgomeryshire.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs Marion Warren Williams, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, per her executors, 1991.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Family and personal papers of Marion Warren Williams, 1864-1991, including scrapbooks containing notes, newspaper cuttings and printed ephemera, mainly relating to Guilsfield and Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, 1864-1991; travel notebooks, 1959-1969; family photographs, [c. 1900], and family tree opf Mrion Warren Williams, [20th century]; and watercolour sketches [20th century].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: scrapbooks; school excercise books; travel notebook; family photographs; watercolours; and family tree.
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, 1992, pp. 131-132, at the National Library of Wales.
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds. Includes earlier material collected by Marion Warren Williams.
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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
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992.