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A rent collecting book of Lewis Jones in the Aberdyfi-Tywyn area of co. Merioneth, 1846-1847.

Rent book for Tyddyn Pendre and Tir y Dre, parish of Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, being part of the estate of the Vaughan family of Golden Grove, containing details of rent paid by the successive tenants, William Melcher and Griffith Thomas, to Charles [Powlett], 3rd duke of Bolton, to John Vaughan of Shenfield, Essex, who inherited the estate in 1752, and to his son Richard Vaughan.

The group reflect the various functions carried out by the Diocesan Registrar.

A register, 1570-1671, of the corvisers or shoemakers of Ruthin, containing a copy of the petition of the shoemakers to Ambrose, Earl of Warwick and Anne, his wife, for a grant of privileges, articles agreed upon by the fraternity, accounts of money lent, 1570-1571, and lists of members of the fraternity in the original hand to 1593, and continued to 1671.

A register, 1647-1649, giving particulars of the sale of episcopal lands in England and Wales, including the dioceses of St Asaph, Bangor, St Davids and Llandaff.

Photocopies of the register of baptisms, marriages and burials of Eglwys Newydd Church, Llanilar, 1773-1812.

A photostat facsimile of a register of clocks and dial plates made by Samuel Roberts, Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, 1755-1774, with specifications, prices and names of buyers.

A photostat facsimile of Tremeirchion parish registers.

A collection comprising correspondence, poetry, notes, extracts and miscellanea (mainly relating to religious matters), an account book from Haverfordwest, sermons by several individuals, a journal of Timothy Davies, Caeronnen, and hymns by Reuben Davies ('Prydydd y Coed').

The fonds consists of personal papers and correspondence, 1826-1967, of members of the family of Rees Jenkin Jones, namely the Rev. John Jones (1802-1863), Mrs Anne Griffith Jones (1852-1899), Dr Goronwy Jones (1881-1945), the Rev. Simon Jones (1879-1967) and the Rev. Rees Jenkin Jones (1835-1924) himself, together with estate records, 1620-1916, of the Clettwr estate, Cardiganshire, Cilgell Isaf estate, Carmarthenshire, and of premises in Aberdare, Glamorgan. Much of the material relates to the Unitarian cause in Wales.

A volume entitled on the cover 'The Records of the Corporate Borough of Carmarthen, during the reigns of Elizabeth, James I., Charles I., Oliver Cromwell, Charles II., James II., William & Mary, Anne, George I., and George II. Ad verbum et literam transcripta, ex tabulis publicis ab Alcuino C. Evans'. The volume contains transcripts of records from the original 'Book of Ordinances' preserved in the common coffer of the borough, the records dating from 1590 to 1764. According to the imprint on the title-page the work was compiled at Carmarthen between September 1851 and July 1853.

A notebook giving the names of the purchasers and the prices realised at a sale of crops, livestock, farm implements and furniture at Lanlanisa farm, Cellan, Cardiganshire, 1864, with the prices of dairy produce, etc. sold in 1901-1902.

A volume of typescript material relating to hunting and Welsh huntsmen entitled 'Random Accounts of Welsh Huntsmen and Hunts' accumulated by Dr T. F. Holley, 2004.

A manuscript by R. J. Edwards entitled Incidents of the Great War which burst out in Europe in 1914, as seen at Ruthin. The narrative is continued until July 1921.

The fonds comprises research material relating to drovers and drove roads in Wales, and in other parts of Britain and Ireland, reflecting R. G. Avent's interest in the subject. The papers include manuscript notes, notebooks and offprints from journals and magazines, together with some related publications. Also included is a card index containing references to relevant printed sources, some of which are cross-referenced with the notes.

A 'Book of Quotations and General Remarks' or 'Cyfeiriadau Clasurol (Detholion)', containing extracts from, and notes on, classical and other sources, e.g. Homer, Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Virgil, Dante, John Milton, etc. The volume was originally used as a contributions book of a Workmen's Association, and some accounts for the period 1881 are preserved on the inside lower cover.

An extract from the proceedings of the Epiphany Quarter Sessions for Cardiganshire, 1826, signed by the Clerk of the Peace, presenting Rees Jones, Nantremenin, Llandysul 'as a fit person to serve the office of chief constable for the lower Division of the Hundred of Moyddyn for the year ensuing in the Room of John David Jones ...'.

Papers of the family of Jones and Pughe-Jones of Ynysgain, Cricieth, Caernarfonshire, 1501-[c. 1955], including deeds, mostly relating to the Cricieth area and to Merionethshire, 1501-1890; and an account book, 1614-1918.

The group consists of notes, drafts, correspondence, press cuttings, leaflets and other printed material used in the preparation of books and articles, a large quantity of Condry's finished newspaper and magazine articles, and substantial number of card indexes, 1893, 1933-1998, on the subjects of wildlife, development and history of the landscape, nature conservation, ecology, other naturalists, past and present day travel and tourism. The subjects relate mainly to Wales, but also to other parts of Britain, Europe and Africa.

Papers of Professor J. N. Hutchinson, 1940-1996, comprising reports on the Aberfan tragedy including Geotechnical investigation into the causes and circumstances of the disater of 21st October, 1966 , by the donor and others, together with a very rare copy of Rubbish Tip slide, Cilfynydd Common 5 December 1939 (1940), and an offprint of an article by him and others entitled 'Rapid failures of colliery spoil heaps in the South Wales coalfield', Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 1996.