The diary of William Herbert, 1886-87,

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

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW ex 2859.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls006737518
  • Dates of Creation
    • 2014.
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Welsh English Parallel Welsh and English text.
  • Physical Description
    • 1 vol.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Typescript transcript by Robert Humphries of the diary of William Herbert, a Welsh emigrant to Ohio, which he kept while on a visit to the Rhondda Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, 1886-8. The original Welsh transcription is side by side with the English translation by Robert Humphries. William Herbert was born in Colwinston, Glamorgan, and began working as a coal miner as a young boy. The foreword and genealogical notes are by Catherine Reuther, Spring Green, Wisconsin, great-great granddaughter of the diarist, 2014.

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Acquisition Information

Mr Robert Humphries; Wisconsin, USA; Donation; April 2014; 006737518.

Note

Original title.

Preferred citation: NLW ex 2859.

Additional Information

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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