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Title
Date(s)
- [19-20 cents] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
26 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Gwynne Stedman Thomas (b. 1822) of Belle Vue House, Pensarn, Carmarthenshire, and previously of Guildhall Square, Carmarthen, once worked as a wine and spirit merchant at Carmarthen.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquired from the collection of William Gwynne Stedman, Pensarn (Carmarthenshire) and Carmarthen.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection comprising mainly of genealogical material (which includes notes on the Stedman family), also: a calendar of Carmarthenshire sheriffs and other officials, 1400-1818; correspondence; copies of printed material; an account book, 1861; historical notes; a transcript of material dated 1681.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 7266-7291.
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
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2005.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
This descriptions was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.