Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1568-1997 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.117cubic metres (13 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
J. Martin Cleary (1917-1997) was a headmaster at St Joseph's Secondary School, Wrexham.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by his widow Dr Clare Cleary, 37 Box Lane, Acton, Wrexham per Emeritus Professor R. Geraint Gruffydd, Eirianfa, Caradog Road, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, in March 1998
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Biographical sketches of Welsh priests, 1568-1795; research notes and papers on the education of Welsh recusants, 1579-1648; research papers relating to Welsh Catholic printed books, 1579-1777; research papers relating to Catholics in Breconshire, 1799-1830; press cuttings, 1953-1957, mainly from The Tablet, relating to Ronald Knox (1888-1957), and to the Carmelites in Wales; letters, 1953-1958, relating to Welsh Martyrs; undated notes on the Welsh clergy in Seville, 1591-1671; the Clifton diocesan archives, 1827-1828; letters, 1989-1993 and undated, from Emeritus Professor R. Geraint Gruffydd; Welshmen at Rheims, 1579-1593, and Catholic Record Society letters, 1993-1994; press cuttings, 1938-1993 and undated on reviews of religious books and archaeology; photocopies relating to Holywell, Caerwys and Llanfechain in the seventeenth century; photocopies of correspondence and papers of James Peter Coghlan (1731-1800), 1797-1799; Sir Edward Carne (c.1496-1561); Father John Kemble (1599-1679); the Blessed David Lewis (1616-1679); letters, 1956-1963, relating to the publications of The Catholic Recusancy of the Barlow Family of Slebech in Pembrokeshire the XVI and XVII Centuries (Cardiff, 1956), and A Checklist of Welsh Students in the Seminaries, 1568-1603 (Cardiff, 1958); letters, 1939-1997; genealogical notes on the Cleary line and radio scripts.
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 in the following groups: Welsh Seminarists; research notes and papers ; photocopies; publications
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 also be accessed on-line.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- History -- Early works to 1800. (Subject)
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Clifton (England) (Subject)
- Barlow family, of Slebech -- History. (Subject)
- Carne, Edward, Sir, ca. 1496-1561 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Cleary, J. M. (John Martin) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Coghlan, James Peter, d. 1800 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Kemble, John, Saint, 1599 or 1600-1679. (Subject)
- Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott, 1888-1957. (Subject)
- Lewis, David, Saint, 1617-1679 (Subject)
- Kemble, John, Saint, 1599 or 1600-1679 (Subject)
- Carne, Edward, Sir, ca. 1496-1561. (Subject)
- Gruffydd, R. Geraint (Subject)
- Lewis, David, Saint, 1617-1679 (Subject)
- Coghlan, James Peter, 1731-1800. (Subject)
- Barlow family, of Slebech (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
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1998.