Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- 1962-2018 (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
17 large boxes; 5 small boxes (0.538 cubic metres)
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes bywgraffyddol
Niall Griffiths (1966- ) is a writer of novels, short stories, poems, articles, guidebooks and media scripts. He was born in Liverpool and lived in Australia for three years as a child, but has lived most of his life near Aberystwyth. He grew up in a family with strong Welsh connections, and much of his work is set in Wales. As a young boy, Griffiths was inspired by the Rhondda writer Ron Berry, and his difficult experiences while growing up convinced him of the importance of education and also fuelled a desire in him to portray the underside of society in unromantic, spiritual and politically conscious writing. After spending some time in menial jobs, Griffiths took a degree in English and was accepted for a PhD scholarship in poetry at Aberystwyth, which he did not complete; he later disowned work that he did at this time, saying that he needed to unlearn much of his academic education. His writing continued, however, and his interest in the disaffected margins of society in rural Wales led to his first novel, Grits, which was published in 2000 to widespread critical acclaim. His later work followed similar themes, and in 2003 Stump won awards as both the Welsh Books Council Book of the Year and the Arts Council of Wales Book of the Year. His work is intense, uncompromising and often employs challenging language - whether outspoken, vernacular or profane - and it has attracted much admiration while also alienating some readers. Niall Griffiths has been in demand as a contributor to many journals, festivals and workshops, writing about a wide range of subjects, and he is an honorary professor at Wolverhampton University.
Hanes archifol
Niall Griffiths's papers remained in his possession until they were purchased by the Library.
Ffynhonnell
Rogers, Coleridge and White Ltd, Literary Agents, London; Purchase; March 2010; 004968970
Professor Niall Griffiths, Aberystwyth; Purchase; August 2018; 995573802419.
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
Literary papers of Niall Griffiths, 1962-2018, comprising material relating to all aspects of his career as a writer, and in particular the conception, research, writing and publication of his books, short stories, poems, articles and media scripts.
The archive contains language which some readers may find offensive. While much of Niall Griffiths's work does not employ such language, its use is integral to his writing style.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
All papers received by NLW have been retained, with the exception of some printed duplicates which have been removed.
Croniadau
Accruals are possible.
System o drefniant
Arranged largely as found. Niall Griffiths kept most of the papers roughly in order, and he tended to group the material relating to each of his major published works separately, but many of his other notes are jumbled together; this order has been retained, except in a few instances where a small amount of stray material has been moved to a more appropriate location within the archive.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.
Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu
Usual copyright laws apply. Information regarding copyright permissions for the works of Niall Griffiths can be found on the Writers Artists and Their Copyright Holders website WATCH (https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/watch/) (viewed August 2023).
Iaith y deunydd
- Arabeg
- Tseineeg
- Croateg
- Daneg
- Saesneg
- Ffineg
- Ffrangeg
- Almaeneg
- Gwyddeleg
- Kalaallisut
- Pwyleg
- Swedeg
- Cymraeg
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
English with some Welsh, Croatian, French, Polish, Kalaallisut, Danish, Irish, Chinese, Swedish, Finnish, Arabic and German.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
Ardal deunyddiau perthynol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Nodyn cyhoeddiad
Information about publications based on parts of the archive is given at the appropriate level of description.
Ardal nodiadau
Nodiadau
Title supplied from contents
Nodiadau
Preferred citation: Niall Griffiths Papers
Nodiadau
Two cardboard disk boxes of digital archival material comprising 23 floppy disks are currently uncatalogued.
Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill
Virtua system control number
Alma system control number
Pwyntiau mynediad
Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd
Pwyntiau mynediad Enw
- Griffiths, Niall, 1966- (Pwnc)
Pwyntiau mynediad Genre
Ardal rheolaeth disgrifiad
Dynodwr disgrifiad
Dynodwr sefydliad
Rheolau a/neu confensiynau a ddefnyddiwyd
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Statws
Draft
Lefel manylder disgrifiad
Full
Dyddiadau creadigaeth adolygiad dilead
August 2023
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
Nodyn yr archifydd
Compiled by David Moore. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: conversations with Niall Griffiths, and papers within the archive.