Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1914-1982 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.01 cubic metres (1 box).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert Arthur Williams, Goodwick, spent a period as a prisoner of war in Stalag VIIIB after he was imprisoned by the Germans in Crete in 1941. He enlisted with the Welch Regiment at Swansea in 1934, was discharged in 1945, and then registered disabled due to his war wounds.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr Alun Williams and Mrs Betty Carter; Gilfachreda, New Quay; Donation; August 1998
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers relate mainly to R. A. Williams's period of active service, including his certificate of service, 1934-1945, programmes of services, concerts etc., 1941-1944, medical notes, 1941, and various miscellanea.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
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 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 at the National Library of Wales at NLW, list of the R. A. Williams (Goodwick) Papers, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1999, p. 83. The catalogue can also 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
Some papers precede the lifetime of R.A. Williams.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
August 2006.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by J. Graham Jones for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, list of the R. A. Williams (Goodwick) Papers, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1999, p. 83;