Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1842-1844 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
i, 128 ff. ; 235 x 185 mm.
Cloth over boards.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr Peter Howell Williams; Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd; Purchase (with NLW MSS 23062A, 23064-7); 1992.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Journal of John Matthews of Birmingham, describing a tour which he made through France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria from May to October 1842 with his wife, Hannah Maria Matthews (1799?-1890) (ff. 1-86), and their tour in Wales, May to September 1844 (ff. 88-127), the latter section being illustrated with engravings, 1841-1842.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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
The description is also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts on the National Library of Wales, vol. 9 (Aberystwyth, 2003).
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma system control number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Matthews, Hannah Maria, 1799?-1890 (Subject)
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
September 2017.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifan.