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Political correspondence and papers of Ted Spanswick, 1957-1994, relating in particular to Plaid Cymru, the EEC and the anti-Common Market campaign. Further papers not yet catalogued.

Research papers of Professor T. V. Davies, 1981-[c. 1991], into the farms and farmers of Senghenydd Supra in the parishes of Gelligaer and Merthyr Tydfil including photocopies of documents in the Public Record Office, National Library of Wales, Glamorgan County Record Office, and Gwent County Record Office; miscellaneous research notes and transcripts; draft chapters; papers relating to the Llantrisant and District Local History Society, 1981-1990; letters to T. V. Davies, [c.1984]-1990; and typescripts of his lectures to history societies, 1988-1989.

Deeds, 1759-1862, relating to properties in the parishes of Llandingad, Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Llangadog, Llansadwrn, and Myddfai, and the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire; and accounts, 1847-1849, of a Carmarthen draper.

Stray papers of the Waddingham family, some of which relate to the Hafod estate, Cardiganshire, 1794-1910, including transcriptions, 1794, of notes on lead mines by Lewis Morris; cost and contract books of Bwlchyranos and South Hafod Lead Mines, 1859-1868; printed Cardiganshire election registers, 1862-1865; miscellaneous press cuttings collected by T. J. Waddingham; estate administration records, including agreements to sell timber for shipbuilding from the Hafod Estate by William Chambers, 1857 and papers relating to water supply and railways; return of copies of a crown land survey adjacent to Hafod, 1845; and various printed pamphlets.

Papers of Sir Cadwaladr Bryner Jones, including personal papers, 1902-1907; lecture notes, [1900s]; correspondence and papers relating to research into the history of cattle, [?1920s]-1951; and miscellaneous papers collected by Sir Cadwaladr Bryner Jones, 1600-1928. The archive does not include any papers relating to his public life.

Records of Siop y Jones, Llandysul, 1823-1862, consisting of day books, 1823-1841; ledger, 1845-1862; and index of customers, 1845-1862.

Papers, 1849-1927, of the Simons family, including a diary of William Simons, 1849; a commonplace book, 1891, of Elsie Simons; letters, 1893, relating to the Dolgellau gold mines; probate copies of wills, 1908-1927; and an issue of The Merthyr Express, 29 April 1982, with an article on the family.

Deeds and documents, 1555-1875, relating to properties in the counties of Pembrokeshire, Anglesey, Montgomeryshire; deeds, 1696-1868, of lands in the parishes of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanelidan, Efenechtyd, and Llanfwrog, Denbighshire; and documents, 1735-1868, relating to the Eyarth Estate, Denbighshire.

Records of the Rhondda Conservative and Unionist Association, 1971-1986, including minutes of Executive Council meetings, 1973-1986; minutes of the Mid-Rhondda Branch, 1971-1976; minutes of Joint Branch meetings, 1976-1986; and photocopies of the Rhondda Conservative and Unionist Association Newsletter, 1976-1986.

Records of rent tribunals in Wales: North Wales Tribunal, North East Wales Tribunal, North West Wales Tribunal, Monmouthshire, Breconshire and Radnorshire Tribunal, and Swansea and West Wales Tribunal, including cases arising from the 1946 and 1949 Rent Control Acts, 1946-1960; and papers relating to the Housing and Rent Acts, 1946-1954. They comprise mainly case papers under the 1946 act.

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.

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.

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.

Thirty deeds and documents, 1657-1914, relating to properties in Broad Street and Scotland Street, Presteigne, Radnorshire, with copies of two wills of inhabitants of Presteigne, Radnorshire, 1764 and 1823, and a letter of administration, 1824.

Papers of Goronwy R. Jones, 1941-1969, including correspondence, 1941-1969, files relating to trade union activities at several collieries, 1958-1967, notes and notebooks, typescripts relating to the South Wales coal industry, 1962-1967, and printed items, 1958-1963; papers of William J. Fortt, 1958-1968, including papers relating to the South Wales coal industry and the South Wales Area of the National Union of Mineworkers, notes, drafts of speeches and press cuttings.

Deeds and documents mainly concerning the Kemeys family of Bertholey, parish of Llantrisant, Monmouthshire, Oystermouth, Glamorgan, and elsewhere, 1481-1780; letter from Lord Arthur Capel to Colonel Davyes at Hawarden, 1643, and an account of the raising of the siege of Montgomery Castle, 1644.

Deeds, 1728-1850, relating to the manor of Golon and other properties in Radnorshire, and Ludlow, Shropshire; deeds and documents, 1778-1808, relating to the manors of Brilley and Eardisley and other properties, Herefordshire, and the manor of Aberedw and other properties in Radnorshire; and a schedule of the Whitehead estate in Radnorshire, [early 20th century].

Deeds, letters and miscellaneous papers of the families of Williams, Jones and Jones-Bateman of Pentre Mawr in the parish of Abergele, Denbighshire, relating almost entirely to properties in the parish of Abergele.

Deeds and documents, 1774-1933, relating mainly to farms called Penrhyn Mawr and Penrhyn Fach, and in particular to a parcel of Penrhyn Fach called Park y Quay on which Penrhyn Castle was built in the parish of St Dogmaels, co Pembroke, with also related maps, correspondence, and sales catalogues.