Rev. Islwyn Jenkins Research Papers,

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

  • Reference
    • GB 210 ISLINS
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls003844820
      (alternative) ANW
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1971-[c. 1990] /
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 0.018 cubic metres (2 boxes)
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Research papers of Rev. Islwyn Jenkins, 1971-[c. 1990], mainly notes on the history of the Rhymney Valley; and miscellaneous papers, 1977-1979.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Rev. Islwyn Jenkins (1912-1992), researched the history and culture of the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly, Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, and published Beyond the Black Tips, co-written with his wife, Dr Jean Jenkins, in 1990. They, and Dr Eben Morris, also accumulated material concerning the poet Idris Davies (1905-1953), from Rhymney, Monmouthshire.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following: Beyond the Black Tips research notes; and miscellaneous papers.

Access Information

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

Acquisition Information

Donated by Dr Jean Jenkins, widow of Rev. Islwyn Jenkins, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, 1996 (with NLW MS 23539E and NLW ex 947).

Note

The Rev. Islwyn Jenkins (1912-1992), researched the history and culture of the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly, Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, and published Beyond the Black Tips, co-written with his wife, Dr Jean Jenkins, in 1990. They, and Dr Eben Morris, also accumulated material concerning the poet Idris Davies (1905-1953), from Rhymney, Monmouthshire.

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1997, p. 55, at the National Library of Wales.

Archivist's Note

May 2003

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1997.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Appraisal Information

Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained. Material relating to Idris Davies, donated with this archive, is now NLW MS 23539D and NLW ex 947..

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Related Material

Other papers of Idris Davies, collected by Islwyn Jenkins, Jean Jenkins and Eben Morris, and donated by them to the National Library of Wales in 1987, are NLW MSS 22397-22415.

Additional Information

Published

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