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Date(s)
- 1833-1990 (accumulated 1904-1990) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.171 cubic metres (19 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Walter T. Morgan (1912-1990) was an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Manuscripts and Records at the National Library of Wales between 1946 and 1975, and he also spent time in Iceland during the second world war. He learned several languages, including Icelandic, but his main interest was church history. The subject of his university thesis was the consistory courts of the diocese of St. Davids, 1660-1858, and he published articles in The Journal of the Historical Society of the Church in Wales, The National Library of Wales Journal and Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hanes y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bequest by Walter T. Morgan, 1990.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Walter T. Morgan, 1833-1990, including family papers, 1904-1910; correspondence, 1951-1980; diaries, 1941-1989; research papers and notes relating to church history, in particular the diocese of St Davids; his University of Wales MA thesis, 'The consistory courts of the diocese of St Davids, 1660-1858; studies of the records of the courts illustrative of their work and practice' (1962); and miscellaneous notes, 1933-1990, on subjects including Iceland, Wales (especially Aberdare), German studies, and secular history.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged as found.
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, Italian, Latin, Icelandic.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the schedule is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, pp.45-47 at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
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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
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Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2003
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1991.