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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
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
Published