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Title
Date(s)
- 1866-1924 (accumulated [c. 1877]-1924) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.045 cubic metres (5 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Rev. Edward Iorwerth Jones ('Iorwerth Ddu', 1852-1931), Baptist minister, was born in Aberdare, Glamorgan. He attended the Llangollen Welsh Baptist College, Denbighshire, and was ordained in 1877. He served the pastorates of Staylittle and Dylife, Montgomeryshire, 1877-1879, Berthlwyd, Glamorgan, 1879-1892, Carmel, Troedyrhiw, Glamorgan, 1892-1894, and Bethania, Maesteg, Glamorgan, where he worked from 1894 to 1930, when he retired. He was the president of the Welsh Baptist Union, 1924-1925, and a member of Glamorgan County Council and Maesteg School Board. He was the author of Gweddi Fawr yr Iesu (Llangollen, 1904) and a commentary on Thessalonians (Llangollen, 1910). He was married, and had two sons and a daughter, including Dr Morris Jones. He died on 8 December 1931.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by his daughter, Mrs Enyd J. Gwyn Evans, London, 1959.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Volumes of essays, lectures, and lecture notes by Edward Jones, 1880-1918; sermons by him and others, 1866-1924; manuscripts and papers, including essays on the history of Berthlwyd Baptist Chapel by Isaac Craigfryn Hughes and Edward Jones, 1883; and papers relating to Bethania Baptist Chapel, Maesteg, 1895-1909.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: manuscripts relating to Berthlwyd Baptist Chapel, Glamorgan; papers relating to Bethania Baptist Chapel, Maesteg; lectures by Edward Jones; sermons by Edward Jones.
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
Welsh, English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of a list of his papers is available at the National Library of Wales under the title 'Iorwerth Ddu'.
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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Access points
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Name access points
- Berthlwyd Baptist Chapel (Treharris, Wales) (Subject)
- Bethania, Eglwys y Bedyddwyr (Maesteg, Wales) (Subject)
- Jones, Iorwerth, Iorwerth Ddu -- Archives (Subject)
- Hughes, Isaac Craigfryn. (Subject)
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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
March 2003.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used to compile this description: NLW, List of Manuscripts of the Rev. Edward Jones ('Iorwerth Ddu'), Maesteg; NLW, W.W. Price Biographical Index (unpublished);