Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [1825]-[c. 1854] / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
5 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Owen, Prysgol (1813-1893) was a composer of anthems and hymn tunes, including the well-known hymn-tune 'Bryn Calfaria'. He was born in Bangor, Caernarfonshire, and began writing music at the age of eighteen. He later moved to Prysgol, Llanrug, Caernarfonshire. He composed several temperance pieces, and his anthem 'Ffynnon Ddisglair' and hymn-tunes 'Alma' and 'Deemster' were among his most popular works.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr Owen H. Jones, Rhostryfan, 1962. Donated by Mr Dewi Lloyd Jones, Liverpool, 1973.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Holograph manuscript of the hymn-tune 'Bryn Calfaria' by William Owen, 1850; four manuscript tune-books and loose manuscript music mostly in the hand of William Owen, including many of his own compositions, (watermark 1825)-[c. 1854]; together with some printed music relating to the composer and photographs relating to the memorial to him erected at Cae Athro in 1913.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged as NLW MSS 12052C, 21547-21551.
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
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.
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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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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Owen, William, 1813-1893 -- Archives. (Subject)
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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
March 2003.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW Project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW Schedule William Owen, Prysgol; Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 (London, 1959);