Documents, [16th century]-1976, relating to the manors of Crucadarn, Rhiwiau, Gwerngoed Owen, and Felin-newydd, in the parish of Llandyfalle, Brecknockshire.
The file comprises various newspaper and magazine cuttings, [Oct.] 1966-Dec. 1967, some in photocopied form, concerning the disaster at Aberfan on 21 October 1966, including cuttings regarding the subsequent public inquiry at Merthyr Tydfil, as reported in both the national and local press, as well as articles from the Colliery Guardian. Also included are some pages from a glossy magazine showing pictures of the scene immediately following the tragedy.
A copy of the Cwmaman [co. Glamorgan] Library and Reading Rooms, A Catalogue of the Books, Newspapers, Magazines, etc. ... (Aberdare, 1894), with manuscript additions of further English and Welsh accessions to c. 1909.
Deeds and documents relating to property in Llanfihangel Cwmdu and Llangynidr, Brecknockshire, 1609-1924; deeds relating to lands in the parish of Cathedine, Brecknockshire, 1800-1848, and deeds relating to the parish of Trallong, Brecknockshire, 1805-1839.
An address [by John House] on the history of literary meetings [at Penmachno] ('Cipdrem ar hanes Cyfarfodydd Llnyddol [sic] yr ardal') during the period 1860-1908.
A minute book of the Six-weekly Meetings of the Arfon District of Calvinistic Methodist Sunday Schools, Caernarvonshire, 1845-52, mainly in the hand of Richard Owen Williams, Bangor, and subsequently of Thomas Lewis (1821-97), Bangor, Member of Parliament for Anglesey.
Records relating mainly to the industrial concerns of the Crawshay family of Cyfarthfa, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, [1706]-1878, including letters and letter books of William Crawshay I and II and Robert Crawshay, 1806-1877; cash books, ledgers and bankers drafts, 1834-1888; deeds, [1706]-1885; wills, deeds and miscellaneous material, 1801-1838; balance sheets for ironworks, 1810-1867; will, valuation and probate for William Crawshay II, 1865-1869; shares and bills of exchange, 1870-1878; and Hilston Park estate papers, 1838-1862 and Caversham Park estate papers, 1826-1864. The archive represents the working papers of a major ironworking dynasty.
Cyfrol mewn llawysgrif yn cynnwys emynau a phenillion cyfarch, coffa a diolchgarwch, ynghyd â chofnodion ariannol capeli Llanegryn ac Abergynolwyn, ac ysgrifau am brofiadau crefyddol.
Deeds, 1568-1959, relating to the Cyfronnydd estate mainly in Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire; records relating to the Aberllefenni Slate Quarry, Merioneth, 1850-1946; a pedigree of the Pryce family [post-1699]; and faculty papers relating to an application for a grave space, 1937-1943.
Two committee minute-books, 1928-1956 and 1957-1968, of the Garn District, Cardiganshire, Calvinistic Methodist Singing Festival, the earliest also containing accounts, 1939-1951.
'Rhostryfan. Hanesion o'r Dyddiau Gynt', being a typescript copy of stories of local characters written by W. Gilbert Williams, Rhostryfan, July, 1936, and based on their associations with four ruined buildings in the district, namely 'Y Castell', 'Pen y Gaerwen', 'Y Felin Frag', and 'Y Pwrws'.
Williams, W. Gilbert (William Gilbert), 1874-1966.
Photocopied press cuttings relating to the activities, 1982-2007, of Cymru Cuba and celebrations held to mark the 25th anniversary of solidarity between Wales and Cuba.
Cynllaith Owen court leet records, 1736-1835, including court files, 1736-1758, presentments, 1815-1835, and estreats of fines, 1824-1835. There is also a single item from the manor of Nantymeichied, 1750, and four miscellaneous papers, 1816-1831.
A collecting book containing a printed statement of 'The Educational Difficulty at Cynwyd', Merioneth, 1887, and a list of subscribers for the establishment of a board school there.
Over nine hundred portraits, mostly studio, predominantly of First World War era British Soldiers. Most are individual portraits, some are in small groups with family or friends, also large group photographs. Many depicting a Territorial Force summer camp may well be from a 1913 camp held between Bridge and Lovelock farms, Ffairfach in the summer of 1913. The vast majority are anonymous but some can be given approximate dates by the presence of overseas service chevrons, good conduct stripes etc. Many of those dated 1914, especially the Pembroke Yeomanry, may well date from the years preceding the outbreak of WW1. Other portraits are of members of associated services and include veterans of earlier conflicts and servicemen & women from World War Two. The latter category including American troops from the 28th Division who were camped in South Wales from October 1943 until July 1944 as well as Free French and Belgian soldiers. Both US Corps of Engineers and infantry corps are represented. The engineers are believed to be men of the 103rd Engineer Battalion who served with the 28th Division. Their headquarters from October 1943 to April 1944 was the Hotel Belgrave, Tenby. There are also a considerable number of US Quartermaster Corps GI's including African-American soldiers.
Cuttings and other memorabilia relating to the ministry at Morriston and Llanelwedd, 1897-1910; listing of people connected with the Anglican church at Morriston, arranged street by street, [c.1895]-1900; notes on the history of the parish of Llanelwedd; tithe rent-charges, [c. 1900]-1910; account book of the Builth Pageant, 1904-1905; and verses, rhymes and a book by his children, 1910-1920.
