Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1925x1983 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
4 boxes (0.114 cubic metres)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Henry Waters (1896-1983) was a former history teacher and deputy headmaster at Abergele Grammar School. He studied at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, from 1915 and graduated with a first class honours degree in history in 1920 (having served with the Royal Navy between 1916 and 1919). Subsequently, he won a research scholarship to study at Gonville and Caius Colege, Cambridge, and was awarded an MA in 1923 for his dissertation on 'Transport and Communication in medieval Wales'. His work The Edwardian Settlement of North Wales in its administrative and legal aspects, 1284-1343, which was first published by the University of Wales Press in 1935, is based on his MLitt dissertation (Cambridge, 1925). His other major work, The Edwardian Settlement of West Wales 1277-1343, was published by his son Richard Gwyn Waters in 2000.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Richard Gwyn Waters, son of W. H. Waters; Abergele; Donation; June 1998 and October 2000 (/16-17); A1998/81.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Research papers of William Henry Waters (1896-1983), including notes, transcripts and translations of documents held at the Public Record Office (now The National Archives), all relating to the preparation of his work 'The Edwardian Settlement of West Wales 1277-1343' (Abergele: Richard Gwyn Waters, 2000), and to The Edwardian Settlement of North Wales in its Administrative and Legal Aspects 1284-1343 (University of Wales Press, 1935).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All the files donated to NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into seventeen files by Richard Gwyn Waters prior to their transfer to NLW.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
English; Latin (see file level descriptions).
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A detailed list, compiled by Richard G. Waters, of the contents of each file is available in a typescript volume available on the Open Shelves in the South Reading Room at NLW. Each file also contains a copy of the list of its contents.
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
The hard copy list describing the contents of the files was compiled by Richard Waters, with some amendments by Siân Bowyer. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: obituary of W. H. Waters by Professor Ralph Griffiths in 'Welsh History Review', vol. 11, no. 4 (December 1983); July 2010.