Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1961-1988 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.054 cubic metres (6 boxes, 1 volume), 1 small box (January 2023).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr Prys Morgan is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wales, Swansea, Glamorgan. His main field of research is eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Wales, and his numerous publications on the subject include a book on Iolo Morganwg. He sits on various bodies connected with the arts and conservation such as the Historic Buildings Council for Wales which advises the National Assembly for Wales on grant assistance for, and planning matters relating to, historic buildings. He has also been assistant editor of Barn, and editor of the Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion.
Archival history
The thirty Welsh pamphlets, 1779-1865 of Methodist interest were chiefly collected between 1800 and 1818 by Christopher Ballard of Aberthaw, Glamorgan. These papers were formerly in the possession of Prof. T. J. Morgan, who was the father of Prys Morgan.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Prys Morgan in 1990. Box of letters from Rhodri Morgan donated in November 2020. Professor Prys Morgan; Swansea; Donation; January 2023; 99126524902419
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Prys Morgan, 1961-1988, including papers relating to Barn, 1966-1973, papers relating to the Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1973-1988; pamphlets of Methodist interest, 1779-1865; and letters sent by Rhodri Morgan to his family while he was a student at Harvard university in the USA.
A signed typescript letter, dated 17 October 1955, from Samuel Beckett to [Arthur] Phillips, accompanied by a typewritten note by the donor, together with a copy of F. T. Palgrave, The golden treasury (London, 1890), including a letter, 6 Nov[ember] 1892, from the author to [Elfed] (Howell Elvet Lewis); January 2023.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: Barn; Transactions of the Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion; Letters from Rhodri Morgan, and correspondence arranged chronologically.
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
- English
- Welsh
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 1991, pp. 45-47 at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
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.
Note
January 2023 addition is uncatalogued
Note
Prior notice required for access to January 2023 addition.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Project identifier
Alma system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) (Subject)
- Barn. (Subject)
- Morgan, Prys -- Archives (Subject)
Genre access points
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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
May 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, 1988; 1991; University of Wales Press website (www.uwp.co.uk), viewed 21 May 2003; Cambria Magazine, Spring 2003.