Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1931-1985 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.103 cubic metres (6 boxes, 1 volume)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Emlyn Davies (1899-1973) from Aberdare, Glamorgan, was a Swansea schoolteacher and an accomplished calligraphist.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by his sons, Prof. H. W. E. Davies of Pangbourne, Berkshire, and Mr Gordon Davies of Bengeo, Hertfordshire, in September 1987.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers and calligrams of William Emlyn Davies, 1931-1985, including calligrams based on the poetry of Dylan Thomas, 1946-1983, as well as on his own poems and those of other poets; presentation copies of his calligraphy, 1954-1967; catalogues and printed matter, 1970-1983; calligraphic programmes of the Oxford Street Senior Boys' School, Swansea, 1932-1939, the Glanmor School for Girls, Swansea, 1953-1965, and Swansea and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children programmes, [?1960sx1980s], of which his wife was assistant secretary and subsequently president; and family papers, 1969-1972.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: correspondence; calligrams based on Dylan Thomas; other calligrams; presentation copies; essays; local commissions; family; masters in chronological order.
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.
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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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
January 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Emlyn Davies Papers and Calligrams.