Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1577-1950. (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
36 boxes, 21 envelopes, 19 bundles, 18 rolls, 12 vols, 11 folders and 4 items (shelved in 30 boxes and 7 loose presentation boxes; 0.683 cubic meters).
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers comprise deeds and papers relating to the Morgan family and the succession at Tredegar, the genealogy of the Morgan family of Tredegar and related families, the personal papers of individual members of the Morgan family, particularly the antiquarian papers of Octavius Morgan, appointments to public office, particularly as lord lieutenant and custos rotulorum, and deeds and papers relating to families that members of the Morgan family were involved with, for example as executors of wills or trustees of settlements.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Some of the files comprise comprise original bundles; others material that has been gathered together. The files are arranged chronologically. A group of deeds, including letters patent, appointments and grants of arms, each contained in its own original presentation box, have been gathered together as a separate series, P 2.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Some of the early deeds are in Latin, otherwise mainly English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: P 1