John Evans Hymns Collection

Scope and Content

Hymns extracted from a collection by Samuel Dobel which were intended as a supplement to a selection of hymns and psalms for Unitarian Worship by Robert Aspland.

Administrative / Biographical History

The creator of this manuscript is believed to be John Evans, the Unitarian Minister at Carmarthen from 1816 to 1818. The document was compiled whilst he was recovering from a typhus fever in the Autumn of 1817. For further biographical information, consult The Unitarian students at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, in the nineteenth century, 1796-1901, 1901 by Rees Jenkin Jones.

Arrangement

Incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts

Access Information

Open to all users.

Note

Description compiled by Elen Wyn Simpson, April 2004.

Other Finding Aids

A typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference number : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 781

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright conditions apply. Reprographics are made at the discretion of the Archivist.

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