Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1924-1992 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.117 cubic metres (13 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
O. Cynric Mytton-Davies (1905-1995) of Castell Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, writer and journalist. His published works include Newtown and Llanidloes: the official guide (c.1970), Vanitas: a selection from some 500 poems, 1929-1989 (1990), and Centenary on the green: the story of the Newtown Bowling Club, 1892-1992 (c.1992).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bequeathed by O. Cynric Mytton-Davies in 1995 per Snows of Bishops Castle, solicitors.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of O. Cynric Mytton-Davies, 1924-1992, including prose works, 1931-1990; radio scripts, 1946-1967; a television script for an interview in the 'Art and the artist' series, 1964; poetry, 1924-1984; personal papers, 1950-1992; and letters from Vernon Herford, regionary bishop of Mercia of the Evangelic Catholic Communion, 1936-1940.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: prose works; radio scripts; television; poetry; and miscellaneous.
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 NLW, Minor lists and summaries 1996, pp. 16-18.
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
- Herford, Vernon -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Mytton-Davies, O. Cynric -- 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
June 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor lists and summaries 1996.