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Title
Date(s)
- 1889-1962 (accumulated 1889-1947) (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-sub-fonds
Extent and medium
21 folders, 5 envelopes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
HFJ had connections with the media from an early age, through his apprenticeship at the Seren Office, Bala. During the years prior to the Second World War, he wrote a weekly column entitled 'A Welsh Causerie' for the North Wales Weekly News, under the pseudonym 'Tegid'. He also wrote for, and corresponded with, several newspapers, as well as accumulating large quantities of press cuttings on a variety of topics. His work with the media included writing and presenting BBC radio programmes relating to local history, including gypsies.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The group comprises `A Welsh Causerie' cuttings, 1932-1939 (some undated), other cuttings relating to his interests and activities in the fields of antiquities, crafts, culture, folklore, gypsies, politics, preachers, social customs and Welsh nationalism, 1889-1962, and correspondence and scripts relating to radio programmes, 1936-1947.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into three series: `A Welsh Causerie', 1932-1939, other press cuttings, 1889-1962, and radio talks, 1936-1947.
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Allied materials area
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: AM