Croesor Manuscripts

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 MSCROESOR
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004381443
      (alternative) (WlAbNL)0000381443
  • Dates of Creation
    • [1700-1951]
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Welsh Welsh, unless otherwise specified.
  • Physical Description
    • 46 vols
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

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Administrative / Biographical History

Robert Owen (Bob Owen, Croesor; 1885-1962), was an antiquary and book-collector from Llanfrothen, Merionethshire. His interests lay in local history and Welsh genealogy, as well as the history of the Welsh in America.

Arrangement

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 7355-7398 and 7900-7901.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Acquired at various times from Robert Owen, Croesor, Merioneth.

Note

Robert Owen (Bob Owen, Croesor; 1885-1962), was an antiquary and book-collector from Llanfrothen, Merionethshire. His interests lay in local history and Welsh genealogy, as well as the history of the Welsh in America.

Other Finding Aids

The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).

Archivist's Note

June 2005

This description was compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.

Additional Information

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