National Library of Wales

John Orlando Parry Manuscripts

Reference code(s): GB 0210 MSJOPARR

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Title: John Orlando Parry Manuscripts

Short title: Parry, John Orlando, manuscripts

Dates of creation: [1808x1879]

Level of description: Fonds

Extent and medium: 15 vols

Name of creator(s):

CONTEXT

Administrative and biographical history: John Orlando Parry (1810-1879) was an actor, singer, composer, entertainer and artist. He was the son of John Parry ('Bardd Alaw').

CONTENT

Scope and content: The music manuscripts, [1808x1879], mainly of John Orlando Parry, together with a few concert programmes relating to his performances.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/script: English, unless otherwise specified

System of arrangement: Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 4925-4931, 8286-8293.

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

Conditions governing reproduction: Usual copyright regulations apply

Finding aids: The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951) and Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961).

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Immediate source of acquisition: Acquired from Henry Blackwell, New York, 1924.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related units of description: See also NLW MS 10070C for diaries and other manuscripts of John Orlando Parry.

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: This description was compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.

Rules or conventions: This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.

Date(s) of description: September 2005

INDEX ENTRIES

Subjects

Musicians | Wales | Archives

Parry, John Orlando, | 1810-1879 | Archives

Personal names

Parry, John Orlando, 1810-1879

Corporate names

Places