Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 19-20 cents (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
27 vols
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Evan Edwardes (d. 1930) was vicar of Trefeglwys, 1887-1902, and of Caerdeon with Bontddu, 1902-1906, and curate of Criccieth with Treflys, 1906-1908.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquired from Evan Edwardes, 1930.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection comprising transcripts of Llangeitho (Cardiganshire), Nantcwnlle (Cardiganshire) and Trefeglwys (Montgomeryshire) parish registers; material relating to Nantcwnlle, Cardiganshire; collections of Welsh proverbs; material relating to the Reverend Thomas Edwards, minister of Llanddeiniol; material relating to the Edwardes family and their property; poetry and other works, also miscellanea, of Evan Edwardes; an index of hymns; a copy of a Trefeglwys parish terrier, 1776, together with notes relating to Trefeglwys; etc.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 6771-6797.
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
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, Latin
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, ).
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2005
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
This description was completed by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS