Rose Mabel Lewis Papers,

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

  • Reference
    • GB 210 ROMLEWIS
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls003844625
      (alternative) ANW
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1873-1917 /
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 0.018 cubic metres (2 boxes)
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Papers of Rose Mabel Lewis, 1873-1917, comprising journals, 1874-1912, including a journal containing an account of her honeymoon journey to the USA and Canada, together with a short story, 'The Shepherd Lord', notes on painting, knitting patterns and cookery recipes and other journals containing details of journeys to Jamaica, London and France, Las Palmas and Brittany; literary manuscripts, including notebooks with poetry and prose drafts, 1873-[c. 1914]; and printed material, 1891, 1917.

Administrative / Biographical History

Rose Mabel Lewis, (Lewis Armytage) (1853-1928) was a writer. She was married to Colonel Henry Lewis of Greenmeadow, Glamorgan. Her published work includes, four short stories, published under the pseudonym 'Lewis Armytage' in The Blue Mountains (London, 1890); [A Charade] (Cardiff, 1891), a play in 3 acts; Spindle and Shears: A Welsh Story (London, 1891); and [Poems] (Greenmeadow, 1917).

Arrangement

Arranged into the following: journals; literary manuscripts; and printed material.

Access Information

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

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Lloyd W. Williams, in 1988.

Note

Rose Mabel Lewis, (Lewis Armytage) (1853-1928) was a writer. She was married to Colonel Henry Lewis of Greenmeadow, Glamorgan. Her published work includes, four short stories, published under the pseudonym 'Lewis Armytage' in The Blue Mountains (London, 1890); [A Charade] (Cardiff, 1891), a play in 3 acts; Spindle and Shears: A Welsh Story (London, 1891); and [Poems] (Greenmeadow, 1917).

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1989, pp.51-52, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.

Archivist's Note

May 2003

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1989.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Appraisal Information

Action: All records have been retained.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Related Material

A copy of The Blue Mountains (London, 1890) and duplicate copies of Mrs Henry Lewis, A Charade (Cardiff, 1891) and R. M. Lewis, Poems (Greenmeadow, 1917) have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books.

Additional Information

Published

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales