Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1859-1929 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.029 cubic metres (1 large box)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Much of the property forming the estate associated with Castell Deudraeth, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merionethshire, formerly called Bron Eryri, was acquired by David Williams (1799-1869). Having unsuccessfully contested the Merionethshire seat in 1859 and 1865, he finally became the Liberal Member of Parliament for the county in 1868. He was succeeded in the Deudraeth estate by his eldest son Sir Arthur Osmond Williams MP (1849-1927), Liberal Member of Parliament for Merionethshire, 1900-1910.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from Dominic Winter Book Auction, Swindon, 1997.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Family papers of the Williams family of Castell Deudraeth, 1859-1929, including a bound volume containing papers, including letters and press cuttings, relating to the general election of 1859 in Merionethshire in which David Williams stood as a Liberal against the sitting Conservative Member W. W. E. Wynne of Peniarth; scrapbooks, 1903-1929, containing press cuttings concerning the family, notably Sir Arthur Osmond Williams, and two typescript essays.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
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 laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1997, p. 103, 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 based on contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Project identifier
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Great Britain. Parliament -- Elections, 1859 (Subject)
- Deudraeth Castle (Gwynedd, Wales) (Subject)
- Williams family, of Castell Deudraeth -- Archives (Subject)
- Williams, David, 1799-1869 (Subject)
- Williams, A. Osmond (Arthur Osmond), Sir, 1849-1927 (Subject)
- Wynne, William Watkin Edward, 1801-1880 (Subject)
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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
June 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1997; Who Was Who (London, 2001); Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 (London, 1959).
Archivist's note
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project.