Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1961-1977 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.018 cubic metres (2 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Min Lewis (b. 1919), writer, of Laugharne and St Clears, Carmarthenshire, composed a number of short stories, many of them for children. In particular, her work relates to her native Carmarthenshire, and her book on Laugharne and Dylan Thomas was published in 1967.
Archival history
It is not known how Corran Books Ltd acquired this archive.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Corran Books Ltd, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, in February 1985.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1961-1977, of Min Lewis, relating mainly to her book on Laugharne and Dylan Thomas, including drafts of the work, together with her unpublished literary compositions, including several short stories and a novel.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: papers relating to Laugharne and Dylan Thomas; unpublished literary compositions.
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 1985 at the National Library of Wales.
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
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Lewis, Min -- Archives (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
April 2003.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by David Moore for the ANW project. The following source was consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1985;