Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1932, 1951 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
2 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Evans ('Wil Ifan o Fôn'), antiquary and poet, was born at Pentraeth, Anglesey. He researched the history of the bardic tradition of Wales and published many books and articles on the subject, including Bards of the Island of Britain (Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey, 1930).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr Dewi Jones & Miss Laura A. Jones; Benllech & Menai Bridge; Donation; 1984
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Autograph draft, 1932, of an apparently unpublished essay relating to the Romans in Anglesey and a reproduction, 1951, of a chart entitled The Bardic Circle ..., which illustrates the structure and history of the bardic or druidic circle, both in the hand of William Evans ('Wil Ifan o Fôn') of Pen-y-bont, Pentraeth, Anglesey.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 22043-22044.
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
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Evans, William, 1875-1952 -- Archives. (Subject)
Genre access points
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Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
February 2005 and July 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans. The following source was used in the compilation of this description; Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999);