Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1747-1953 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.042 cubic meters (2 boxes, 1 roll)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Downes Evans family lived at Wernllwyd, Welshpool, in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Mrs J. Downes Evans of Welshpool in April 1981, with a further donation by her daughter, Mrs Mary Hall of Laggan, Australia, in April 1993.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds, sale catalogues and maps, relating mainly to Wernllwyd, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, 1747-1923; probate records, 1800-1897; family and estate letters, 1859-1952; memoranda books and diaries, 1823-1921, papers relating to the Shire Horse Society, 1880-1923, and children's chap-books, [19th cent.].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged by bundles.
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 laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogues under the former title, Downes Evans Deeds and Papers, is available in NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1982, pp. 13-14 and 1994, p. 21.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Formerly Downes Evans Deeds and Papers. Current title supplied from contents of fonds; former title based on name of depositor.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Shire Horse Society. (Subject)
- Wernllwyd Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Downes Evans family, of Wernllwyd, Welshpool -- Diaries. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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
May 2001.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James;