Welsh Folk Museum Collection of Deeds,

Commentary on the Psalms, fragment, [1300]; deeds relating to lands in Losdworth, Sussex, 1572-1806; miscellaneous documents relating to land and manors in Wales, 1496-1667; assessment of ship money for Dinas Powis, Glamorgan, [1635]; household accounts (unidentified), 1799-1800, and letter from Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, to Viscount Sydney, 1821.

The Welsh Folk Museum was established in 1948 (later re-named the Museum of Welsh Life); Iorwerth C. Peate was its first Curator. The Museum's remit included the collection and display of buildings and objects relating to Welsh culture, and the recording of Welsh language usage. In the course of its work, it collects manuscripts and other documents. In 1967, a group of deeds and other papers, mainly relating to properties in Lodsworth, Sussex, which it had acquired but which fell outside the interests of the Museum, was removed for deposit at the National Library of Wales.

Arranged by donation and in chronological order.

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Deposited by the Welsh Folk Museum, per Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate, Curator, 1967.

The Welsh Folk Museum was established in 1948 (later re-named the Museum of Welsh Life); Iorwerth C. Peate was its first Curator. The Museum's remit included the collection and display of buildings and objects relating to Welsh culture, and the recording of Welsh language usage. In the course of its work, it collects manuscripts and other documents. In 1967, a group of deeds and other papers, mainly relating to properties in Lodsworth, Sussex, which it had acquired but which fell outside the interests of the Museum, was removed for deposit at the National Library of Wales.

Title supplied from name of collector. The collection pre-dates the establishment of the Welsh Folk Museum.

A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.

April 2003.

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Welsh Folk Museum Collection;

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The documents were arranged by the Museum into groups by donation. At least one of the items had previously been held by Cardiff Museum.

Accruals are not expected.

Published

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales