Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1950-1997 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.063 cubic metres (7 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gruffydd Glyn Evans (1915-97) of Newtown was the Director of the Montgomeryshire Place-Names Project established in 1987 under the auspices of the Powysland Club. He was also interested in etymology and literature.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs E. Mary Evans, the widow of Gruffydd Glyn Evans; Newtown, Powys; Donation; March 2000
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Research papers and correspondence, 1982-1997, relating to the Montgomeryshire Place-Names Project, including map data entries and notes on place-names; material on etymology, 1981-1994, including correspondence and notes for talks and lectures; papers, 1971-1995, deriving from G. G. Evans's work as tutor at the Montgomeryshire College of Further Education; minutes, correspondence and papers, 1969-1996, relating to a large number of committees on which Evans served; miscellaneous correspondence and papers, 1953-1995, mainly concerning Evans's scholastic and writing work; and research notes and papers, relating to Evans's publications and other research projects.
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 into the following: Montgomeryshire Place-Names Project; etymology; adult education; committee papers; miscellaneous correspondence and papers; papers relating to publications.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 2000, pp. 30-32. The catalogue can be accessed online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Articles by G. G. Evans based on material in this collection appeared in Montgomeryshire Collections: 'Stream names of the Severn basin in Montgomeryshire', vol. 73 (1985); 'Stream names of Montgomeryshire', vol. 75 (1987); 'The place-names and field-names of Pennant Melangell', vol. 82 (1994); and 'The place-names of Berriew', vol. 83 (1995) (the last-named co-written with D. W. Smith).
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Access points
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Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2006.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by J. Graham Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 2000, pp. 30-32;