Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1353-1911 (accumulated [early 20th century]) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.087 cubic metres (2 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lt Col. William Le Hardy was county archivist of Hertfordshire, 1946-1961.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Lt-Col William Le Hardy, county archivist of Hertfordshire, 1946.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds relating mainly to Carmarthenshire, 1531-1857, and to other Welsh counties including Brecknockshire, 1655-1800, Cardiganshire, 1628-1819, Glamorgan, 1673-1792, Monmouthshire, 1636-1795, Montgomeryshire, 1675-1702, Pembrokeshire, 1724-1811, and Radnorshire, 1689-1773. There is no apparent connection between the deeds.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained, apart from Irish and English deeds found amongst the collection which were returned to Le Hardy in June 1947..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by county, then chronologically.
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, Latin, one deed in Anglo-Norman French.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title derived from name of vendor.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
- Deeds -- England -- Staffordshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Breconshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Anglesey
- Deeds -- Wales -- Ceredigion.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Caernarvonshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Carmarthenshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Denbighshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Glamorgan
- Deeds -- Wales -- Monmouthshire
- Deeds -- Wales -- Pembrokeshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Radnorshire.
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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
March 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following source was used to compile this description: NLW, Schedule of Le Hardy Deeds.