Fonds GB 0210 DPTTRUST - Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust Archive

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GB 0210 DPTTRUST

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Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust Archive

Date(s)

  • 1986-2019 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

4 large boxes + 1 small box (0.123 m³)

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Biographical history

The Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust was established in 1990 to celebrate the life of Welsh architect and academic Dewi- Prys Thomas (1916-1985). The Trust's website states that it 'promote[s] excellence in architecture, town planning, civic design, landscape design and other creative disciplines that contribute to the quality of life, identity and regeneration of Wales', and that it 'welcome[s] collaboration and engagement with other like-minded organisations in furtherance of this aim.' (http://www.dewi-prysthomas.org/index-en.html)
The triennial Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize is awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in recognition of 'the importance of good design to the quality of life, identity and regeneration of Wales'. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewi-Prys_Thomas)

The Liverpool-born Welsh architect and academic Dewi-Prys Thomas (1916-1985) was the first Professor of Architecture at what is now the University of Wales, Cardiff and was also head of its Welsh School of Architecture, where he instituted a new Department of Town Planning. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewi-Prys_Thomas) See also, for example: http://dewi-prysthomas.org/PDFs/TheProfessorialPractitioner.pdf; Dictionary of Welsh Biography (https://biography.wales/).
After his retirement, Dewi-Prys Thomas worked as an architectural consultant for Wyn Thomas and Partners, Cardiff (see, for example: https://www.ukmoho.co.uk/html/architect/Wyn_Thomas_Partners.html; https://canfod.glamarchives.gov.uk/en/records/DCBDC/3/199; https://www.landscapeinstitute.org/news/wyn-thomas/)

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by the Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust, per Jonathan Vining, Cardiff, March 2022. Reference no.: 993422410202419.

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Scope and content

Records, 1986-2019, of the Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust, largely comprising correspondence, minutes of meetings and papers relating to Trust prize winners and prize-winning architectural constructions, including certificates awarded.

BOX 1
Papers 1986-2009

BOX 2
Papers 2009-2012

BOX 3
Papers 2012-2015

BOX 4
Papers 2015-2019

BOX 5
Papers relating to the Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize 2012.
Papers relating to the Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize 2015 and to other award-winning architectural constructions.
2012-2015

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System of arrangement

Original order of material retained. Original file-folders replaced by archival tape.

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Conditions governing access

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library. = Disgwylir i ddarllenwyr sydd am ddefnyddio papurau modern yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru gydymffurfio â Deddf Gwarchod Data 1998 yng nghyd-destun unrhyw brosesu ganddynt o ddata personol a gasglwyd o gofnodion modern sydd ar gadw yn y Llyfrgell. Nodir y manylion yn yr wybodaeth a roddir wrth wneud cais am Docyn Darllen.

Conditions governing reproduction

Usual copyright laws apply.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

Language and script notes

Some bilingual (Welsh/English) material.

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Lecture slides previously owned by Dewi-Prys Thomas have been transferred to the National Library of Wales's Graphic Department, where they may be accessed on request.
Reference no.: 994609176402419.

A portrait of Dewi-Prys Thomas by Vernon Barber, signed by the artist and dated July 1985, was donated to the National Library of Wales in November 2022 and is held within its Graphic Department, where it may be accessed on request.
Reference no.: 994609176402419.

Computer discs relating to this archive have been transferred to the National Library of Wales's Digital Collections Department, where they may be accessed on request.

See also Dewi-Prys Thomas Papers at the National Library of Wales.

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Note

The Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust was established in 1990 to celebrate the life of Welsh architect and academic Dewi- Prys Thomas (1916-1985). The Trust's website states that it 'promote[s] excellence in architecture, town planning, civic design, landscape design and other creative disciplines that contribute to the quality of life, identity and regeneration of Wales', and that it 'welcome[s] collaboration and engagement with other like-minded organisations in furtherance of this aim.' (http://www.dewi-prysthomas.org/index-en.html)
The triennial Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize is awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in recognition of 'the importance of good design to the quality of life, identity and regeneration of Wales'. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewi-Prys_Thomas)

The Liverpool-born Welsh architect and academic Dewi-Prys Thomas (1916-1985) was the first Professor of Architecture at what is now the University of Wales, Cardiff and was also head of its Welsh School of Architecture, where he instituted a new Department of Town Planning. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewi-Prys_Thomas) See also, for example: http://dewi-prysthomas.org/PDFs/TheProfessorialPractitioner.pdf; Dictionary of Welsh Biography (https://biography.wales/).
After his retirement, Dewi-Prys Thomas worked as an architectural consultant for Wyn Thomas and Partners, Cardiff (see, for example: https://www.ukmoho.co.uk/html/architect/Wyn_Thomas_Partners.html; https://canfod.glamarchives.gov.uk/en/records/DCBDC/3/199; https://www.landscapeinstitute.org/news/wyn-thomas/)

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Archivist's note

Description compiled by Bethan Ifan, February 2025, utilising primary source material and online search engines.

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