Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [19-20 cents] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
3 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Mihangel ap Iwan (d. 1944) was the son of Michael D. Jones (1822-1898), Bala, one of the founders of the Welsh colony (y Wladfa Gymreig) in Patagonia.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Dr Mihangel ap Iwan, Buenos Aires.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection comprising correspondence, legal papers, press cuttings and other material relating to the Wladfa Gymreig in Patagonia, including material relating to Cwmni Masnachol Camwy; journals of Llwyd ap Iwan and an account by him of the Chubut Valley.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: 5934-5936, 7254-7264.
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
Language of material
- Spanish
- Welsh
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Spanish, Welsh, English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
Allied materials area
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Existence and location of copies
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2005.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
This description was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.