Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1692-1833 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.029 cubic metres (1 box)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
D. D. Evans ([1877]-1966), of Llanio, an antiquarian, completed an agriculture course at the Aberystwyth Agricultural College. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Welsh Show and also of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society. D. D. Evans had succeeded his uncle, Samuel Evans Jones, at Llanio Fawr, Llanddewibrefi, following the death of the latter in 1907.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by D. D. Evans, Llanio Fawr, Pont Llanio, Cardiganshire, December 1934.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Miscellaneous items assembled by D. D. Evans, including genealogical material and pedigrees; stray letters, 1794-1831, including several written by Richard Beadon, Bishop of Gloucester; and deeds and documents, 1691-1833, many relating to properties in the parish of Llanddewi Brefi, co. Cardigan and other stray, unrelated items.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following: miscellaneous documents; letters; deeds and documents.
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.
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 supplied from name of depositor. The papers pre-date the life of the collector D.D. Evans.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Jones family, of Llanio Fawr -- Archives. (Subject)
- Jones family, of Llanio Fawr. (Subject)
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
February 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW Project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of D.D. Evans Collection of Jones of Llanio Papers; Rees, D. Ben, Hanes Plwyf Llandewi-Brefi (1984); Ceredigion, volume V, number 3, 1966; Jones, Francis, Historic Cardiganshire Homes and their Families, (2000).