Photographs of John Rowland Jones

This material is held atArchifdy Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 222 BMSS JRJ
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1955
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Welsh.
  • Physical Description
    • 2 items

Scope and Content

Two photographs of John Rowland Jones with Captain A. T. Jones, taken outside the Plaid Cymru Office in Llangefni, Anglesey during the 1955 election campaign.

Administrative / Biographical History

John Rowland Jones was a history graduate of the University College of North Wales who received an MA in 1955 on his work on The development of the Penrhyn Estate up to 1431. He was the Plaid Cymru candidate for Anglesey in the 1955 General Election. Soon after his defeat at the polls, he went missing. It is believed that he committed suicide although his body was never found.

Arrangement

Items incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts

Access Information

Open to all users.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Prof Bedwyr Lewis Jones.

Note

Description compiled by Elen Wyn Hughes, July 2002.

Other Finding Aids

An item level typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference numbers : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 33244 - 33245

Conditions Governing Use

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

Related Material

Also held at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor are the North Wales Election Papers. Consult the Archives Hub for a collection level description.

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