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- 1936 / (Creation)
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Sir Evan Davies Jones, civil engineer and public figure, was born at Pentower, Fishgurd. In his capacity of civil engineer he worked on the Severn Tunnel and the Manchester Ship Canal, eventually becoming managing director of the internationally-renowned Topham, Jones, & Railton firm. Evan Davies Jones served both his native county and country in numerous capacities. He was elected High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire from 1911 to 1912 and in 1932 was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the county; he also represented Pembrokeshire as Member of Parliament from 1918 to 1922. He served in a governing capacity within the Church in Wales, the University of Wales and the National Library of Wales, the latter institution benefitting from donations from Evan Davies Jones's extensive private library.
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Scope and content
A genealogical chart of John Roberts, Llangwm, compiled by, and in the hand of, Evan D. Jones, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1936, with a typescript copy of a covering letter.
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Welsh
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
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Finding aids
The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part XIX, 264.
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 10883C.
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Name access points
- Roberts, John, 1753-1834 -- Family (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
October 2008.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961); Dictionary of Welsh Biography, 1941-1970 (London, 2001);