Fonds GB 0210 HUGHROBS - Rev. Hugh Roberts Family Papers

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 HUGHROBS

Title

Rev. Hugh Roberts Family Papers

Date(s)

  • 1849-1977 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

0.010 cubic metres (1 box).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Rev. Hugh Roberts (1841-1916) was a prominent Calvinistic Methodist minister and a missionary in India and Brittany.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Dr H. Gareth Ff. Roberts; Bangor; Donation; September 1999.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The archive consists of various stray letters, 1913-1972, to members of the family of Rev. Hugh Roberts; and other miscellaneous family papers, 1877-1949.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

All records have been retained.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

System of arrangement

Arranged as follows: correspondence; other papers.

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 laws apply.

Language of material

  • English

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 in Minor Lists and Summaries 2000, pp. 70-71. The catalogue can also be accessed online.

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Related units of description

See also NLW MSS 5371-81 for other manuscripts, including Hugh Roberts's diary, 1906, and his sermons. Books relating mainly to the Khasi language have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books, including two by the Rev. Hugh Roberts, Anglo-Khassi Dictionary (Calcutta, 1878), and A Grammar of the Khassi Language (London, 1891).

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Note

Title based on contents of fonds.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls004625955

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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, Minor Lists and Summaries 2000, pp. 70-71

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