Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [c. 1860]-1865 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
10 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Rev. Henry J. Vincent (1799-1865) was born and raised in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. He was Vicar of St. Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire, from 1825 until his death on 11 June 1865. As an antiquarian he was an active member of the Cambrian Archaeological Association and contributed to its journal Archaeologia Cambrensis.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
NLW MS 5603B: Sir Lawrence Jenkins, son of Richard David Jenkins; Cilbronnau; Donation; 1926.
NLW ex 2909: Aberystwyth University, Information Services (per Julie Archer, Records Manager); Aberystwyth; Donation; June 2015.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscripts, [c. 1860]-1865, of Henry J. Vincent relating to his researches into the history of the parish of St Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire, its abbey and the surrounding areas of Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire, including six volumes (Nos I-IV and VIII-IX) in a numbered series of at least nine.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in order of accession.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, some Latin and Welsh.
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
July 2015.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Henry James Vincent, The History of St. Dogmaels, ed. by Glen K. Johnson (Cardigan, 2009); Margaret S. Walker, 'The Reverend Henry Vincent, 1793 [recte 1799]-1865, a neglected Pembrokeshire antiquarian', in Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, 6 (1994-5), pp. 69-78.
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys M. Jones.