Fonds GB 0210 TJEVANS - T. J. Evans Papers,

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0210 TJEVANS

Title

T. J. Evans Papers,

Date(s)

  • 1843-[c. 1950] / (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

0.172 cubic metres (4 boxes, 6 volumes)

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Thomas John Evans was born in the parish of Cellan, Cardiganshire, on 2 December 1863, the son of Evan and Jane Evans. He taught for a brief period at Cellan school before departing for London to work as a clerk in 1882. For the next fifty years he was closely associated with the Welsh life of the metropolis, and proved an assiduous patron of a great range of literary societies associated with the Welsh churches in London, and played a prominent role in the establishment of a number of social clubs and societies for London Welshmen. In 1895 T. J. Evans was the founder of The London Kelt, a bilingual weekly newspaper, and he was mainly responsible for editing it until it was forced to cease publication in 1915 by the acute paper shortage of the First World War. He became the friend and close associate of an array of prominent Welshmen of his generation, among them Thomas Edward Ellis, David Lloyd George, Ellis Jones Ellis-Griffith and W. Llewelyn Williams. He accumulated an impressive library of Welsh books and books relating to Wales, and became a highly respected authority on London Welsh societies and settlements. He also served on the Council of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. Evans formed a large number of intimate and enduring friendships, and became renowned for his untiring readiness to assist young Welsh people at London. He had married in 1891, Margaret, the daughter of Lewis Davies of Lampeter and they had two daughters. T. J. Evans died on 13 May 1932.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated in 1961 and 1968 by his daughter Janet Evans, London

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of and collected by T. J. Evans, 1843-[c. 1950] , comprising materials of Welsh interest, such as press cuttings, notebooks and research notes, relating to subjects such as various eminent Welshmen, London Welsh, the establishment and early development of the National Library of Wales and Welsh orthography; and including volumes containing poetry and papers relating to poetry, composed by T. J. Evans and other poets; and correspondence.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Action: All records have been retained..

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

System of arrangement

Arranged by deposit: May 1961 donation; October 1968 donation; January 1974 purchase.

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

English, Welsh.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.

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Notes area

Note

Title supplied from contents of fonds. Some of the papers pre-date and post-date the life of T. J. Evans.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls003844149

Project identifier

ANW

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

Rules and/or conventions used

Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

February 2003.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of T. J. Evans Papers; Emrys Jones, The Welsh in London (Cardiff 2001);

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  • Text: T. J. Evans Papers.