A collection of works and letters, both autograph and transcript, of some of the poets of Eifionydd, accummulated by Dr W. Jones Williams.
W. Jones Williams Manuscripts
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 MSWJONWIL
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004366201(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000366201
- Dates of Creation
- [1663x1899]
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- Welsh English Welsh, English
- Physical Description
- 13 vols
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Dr W. Jones Williams, who was born at Porthmadog, practised for over fifty years as a physician at Middlesborough. He was well known as an ardent lover os his native country, and a collector of Welsh books. Having associations with Eifionydd, he acquired the works and letters of some of the poets of that district.
Arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 4441-4453.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Donated by W. Jones Williams, M.D., Middlesborough, 1917.
Note
Dr W. Jones Williams, who was born at Porthmadog, practised for over fifty years as a physician at Middlesborough. He was well known as an ardent lover os his native country, and a collector of Welsh books. Having associations with Eifionydd, he acquired the works and letters of some of the poets of that district.
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
September 2005.
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
Additional Information
Published