Manuscripts and papers, [1725x1939], from the library of the Rev. H. Jones Davies, although most of the material is not in his hand. The collection includes correspondence of Humphrey Jones Davies and others; material of or relating to Sir Henry Lewis and the Rev. John Phillips, Bangor, and notebooks and sermons of the Rev. Christmas Evans; Welsh poetry transcribed by Isaac Foulkes; deeds, documents and correspondence of mainly Denbighshire and Merioneth interest; and notes, sermons, essays, etc.
H. Jones Davies Manuscripts
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- ReferenceGB 210 MSHJONES
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004384236(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000384236
- Dates of Creation[1725x1939]
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish Greek Welsh Welsh, English, Greek.
- Physical Description57 volumes.
- LocationARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Humphrey Jones Davies served as Calvinistic Methodist minister at Llanrwst, Tregarth, Llandegai, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. He contributed to Welsh religious periodicals such as Y Goleuad and Y Seren.
Arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 7816-7850, 9677, 10980-10981, 12189-12190, 12672-12687, 12727A.
Access Information
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.
Acquisition Information
NLW MSS 7816-7850: Rev. Humphrey Jones Davies; Llangollen; Acquisition; 1932
NLW MSS 12672-12687: Rev. Humphrey Jones Davies; Llangollen; Purchase; 1939
NLW MS 9677C: Rev. Humphrey Jones Davies; Llangollen; Purchase; 1935
NLW MSS 10980-10981E: Rev. Humphrey Jones Davies; Llangollen; Purchase; 1936
NLW MSS 12189-12190: Rev. Humphrey Jones Davies; Llangollen; Purchase; 1938
Note
Humphrey Jones Davies served as Calvinistic Methodist minister at Llanrwst, Tregarth, Llandegai, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. He contributed to Welsh religious periodicals such as Y Goleuad and Y Seren.
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951); Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961); Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971); Archifau Cymru = Archives Wales WWW site, viewed 18 Feb. 2010; The Peerage WWW site, viewed 19 Feb. 2010; Cydymaith i Lenyddiaeth Cymru (Llandysul, 1986).
Title based on contents.
Formerly known as H. Jones Davies 1-57.
Other Finding Aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951), Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961), and Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
Archivist's Note
August 2005 and February 2010.
Description compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans.
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