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Date(s)
- 1847-1928. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
31 ff. ; 331 x 209 and less.
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Miss I. M. Lewis; Blaina; Purchase; September 1942
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters, 1847-1873 and n.d., from Henry Griffiths of Brecon, Liverpool and Bowden, mainly relating to education in Wales and to the proposed Normal School at Brecon. One letter, 1854, contains adjudications in both Welsh and English by Griffiths on essays submitted for competition at an eisteddfod (see also a letter, 1854, relating to the adjudications), while another, 1862, to William Roberts, tutor at Brecon Independent College, relates to Griffiths's application for the Theological Chair at Carmarthen Presbyterian College.
Also included is a letter, 1889, from Samuel Job of Illinois; a letter, 1906, from Hugh Williams ('Hywel Cernyw') at Pontypridd; and a letter, 1928, from Caleb Lewis at Blaina, Monmouthshire. The last two letters relate to the Welsh periodicals of the time.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically at NLW, undated letter placed last.
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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 laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh.
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 16836E.
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Name access points
- Griffiths, Henry, 1812-1891 (Subject)
- Roberts, William, 1828-1872 (Subject)
- Job, Samuel, Illinois (Subject)
- Williams, H. Cernyw (Hywel Cernyw), 1843-1937 (Subject)
- Lewis, Caleb, Blaina (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English