Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1872-1932. (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
12 envelopes, 11 folders.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Sir John Williams (1840-1926), royal physician, president of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and chief founder of the National Library of Wales, was born in Gwynfe, Carmarthenshire. His private library included important manuscripts from the estate of Peniarth, Merionethshire. It was Sir John who, amongst others, pioneered the setting up of a Welsh hospital in South Africa during the Boer War. Amongst the many honours bestowed upon him during his lifetime, he was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers relating to Sir John Williams (1840-1926) and his bequests to the National Library of Wales (NLW) and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (UCW).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
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
Formerly NLW, Roberts & Evans 38-39 (earlier numbered boxes 55-56).
Note
Preferred citation: CM26.