Lewis Lewis ('Awenfab o Wynfe') Papers,

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

  • Reference
    • GB 210 LEWISLEW
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls003844474
      (alternative) ANW
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1732-1982 /
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 0.076 cubic metres (4 boxes)
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Literary, family and business papers, 1732-1982, of Lewis Lewis ('Awenfab o Wynfe', 1837-1906), poet, of Gwynfe, Carmarthenshire, his son, Dr Ivor Lewis, St Asaph, and other members of his family, including drafts of poetry by Lewis Lewis; denominational diaries, 1848-1908; and letters, including correspondence, 1854-1947, between Lewis Lewis and relatives and friends in the United States and Canada.

Administrative / Biographical History

Lewis Lewis ('Awenfab o Wynfe', 1837-1906), poet, of Carnau-gwynion, Gwynfe, Llangadog, and his family were farmers on the foothills of the Black Mountains, Carmarthenshire. His father, Edward Lewis, moved from Cwmaman to Gwynfe in the 1850s.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Donated by Dr Ivor Lewis, St Asaph, in 1981

Note

Lewis Lewis ('Awenfab o Wynfe', 1837-1906), poet, of Carnau-gwynion, Gwynfe, Llangadog, and his family were farmers on the foothills of the Black Mountains, Carmarthenshire. His father, Edward Lewis, moved from Cwmaman to Gwynfe in the 1850s.

The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1982, 1984, 1985, and 1986.

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1982, p. 35; 1984, p. 38; 1985, p. 45; 1986, p. 52, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.

Archivist's Note

April 2003

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project.

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