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Unitarian ministers, surnames Diaper to Jervis.

Unitarian ministers, surnames Shute to Young.

A copy, 1892, of a work entitled 'Sketch of the History of the Birmingham Free Christian Society' by Arthur Bache Matthews, which was first written in 1889. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 405.

A copy of The Longfellow Birthday Book edited by Cecilia M. Dixon, and which is inscribed 'George Eyre Evans from his Friend Mrs. B. Mardon August 1879'. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 160.

A copy of The Birthday Scripture Text Book which belonged to Catherine Powell Evans (1860-1918), daughter of the Rev. David Lewes Evans and Ophelia, his wife, bearing the date 4 Nov. 1878. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 94.

An album of bookplates acquired by George Eyre Evans by exchange, including many of Continental and American origin; together with autograph and printed covering letters, 1896-1906.

A collection of botanical specimens, being pressed flowers and leaves collected by members of the Powell family near Colyton, Devon, and various other places in the West of England, together with two items from Conwyl and Llangunnor churchyards near Carmarthen. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 427.

Press cuttings containing accounts of the Congress of the British Archaeological Association held at Tenby, 2-12 Sept. 1884, from The Welshman. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 455.

A transcript by John Lord of Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne, of the register of Bury Presbyterian Church, Lancashire, 1723-1821. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 403.

A register of those who attended the seventy-third annual meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Association held at Dolgellau, 11-16 Aug. 1919, and press cuttings re. the antiquities of co. Mer. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 256.

Four volumes of press cuttings, being a series of articles and notes of antiquarian interest which appeared in the Cardigan & Tivy-Side Advertiser under the general title 'Cardiganshire & Pembrokeshire antiquities', as well as various items of correspondence, 1917-21, &c. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MSS 448-451.

A meeting at Ystrad Meurig, April 1922; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Aberystwyth Castle, June 1922; a meeting at Hafod re the Hafod Press, September 1922; a lecture by George Eyre Evans at Ystrad Meurig, November 1922; a meeting at Aberystwyth re the Rural Folk-lore Scheme, December 1922; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Aberystwyth Flint Factory, January 1923; a letter from D. G. Osborne-Jones of Ystrad Meurig re the home of Edward Richard; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Cardiganshire place-names, March 1923; a visit to Carmarthen, May 1923; a visit to the National Library of Wales, July 1923; a meeting at Llandysul re Llandysul Church, September 1923; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Pre-historic Wales, February 1924; a meeting at Aberaeron, October 1924; letters .from David Thomas, secretary to the Society; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Bronze Age pottery vessels, April 1925; a meeting at Cardigan re Ogam stones and visits to St. Dogmaels Abbey and Cilgerran Castle, July 1925; a visit to Llanwenog Church and Highmead, September 1925; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Welsh Church bells, December 1925; obituary of Rev. J. F. Lloyd, vicar of Llanilar; a meeting at Tregaron re Caron-Is-Clawdd and Thomas Jones, 'Twm Siôn Cati', February 1926; press cuttings re Aberystwyth Castle, Devil's Bridge, Pen Dinas and the finding of a burial urn at Penllwyn; an excursion to Llanddewi [Brefi] Mountain, April 1926; a meeting at Llangrannog and Penbryn Church, May 1926; a meeting at Llanbadarn Fawr Church, July 1926; a meeting at Lampeter re the introduction of metal into Wales, October 1926; a meeting at Aberystwyth re past and future Aberystwyth, February 1927; a meeting at Penllwyn, April 1927; a pilgrimage to St. David's, co. Pembroke; a meeting at Llangeitho, July 1927; a meeting at Cardigan re St. Mary's Church and Tudor and Stuart port books, September 1927; a meeting at Aberystwyth re ancient tombs in North Wales, March, 1928; a visit to Ludlow, May 1928; a meeting at Caerwedros re Llandysiliogogo and Llanllwchaiarn churches, July 1928; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Folk-lore in the light of World Ethnology, October 1928; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Roman Caerleon, April 1929; a meeting at Penglogau, Trichrug, May 1929; a meeting at Aberystwyth fe Welsh Folk Songs, November 1929 a meeting at Llwyndyrys, Llechryd, May 1930; a meeting at Strata Florida Abbey, July 1930; letters from D. Ernest Davies of Lampeter, secretary of the Society; &c.

A meeting at Aberaeron, August 1911; the Talley family of America; a meeting at Llandysul and Pencader, December 1911; the history of Llangrannog; a meeting at Wallog, September 1912; post-cards from J. Francis Lloyd, vicar of Llanilar, secretary of the Society; a meeting at Cwm [Cynfelyn], August 1913; a meeting at Highmead, Lampeter, October 1913; letters from E. Tyrrell Green, Lampeter; Aberystwyth jottings, no. 10; an exhibition at Lampeter of Welsh Fireside Industries, December 1913; a meeting at Ystrad Meurig, April 1922; letters from H. Read of the South Wales News; letters from Alfred T. Fryer of Bath; &c.

A visit to Taliesin and Furnace, June 1931; a meeting at Cribyn, October 1931; a meeting at Aberystwyth re excavations in Roman camps, December 1931; a visit to Nevern and Newport, co. Pembroke, May 1932; a meeting at Lampeter, July 1932; a meeting at Aberystwyth re aspects of old Aberystwyth, November 1932; a meeting at Crosswood, June 1933; a meeting at Cardigan and Cilgerran Castle, September 1933; a meeting at the National Library of Wales, October 1933; cuttings re the lost language of the Goidels and the Beaker Folk; a meeting at Llanrhystud, May 1934; a meeting at Lampeter, July 1934; a meeting at Aberystwyth on excavation work at Strata Florida and old dairy customs of Cardiganshire, November 1934; letters from R. Read of The Cambrian News; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Pen Dinas, February 1935; a meeting at Aberaeron re Dyffryn Aeron, May 1935; a meeting at Pigeonsford, Llangrannog, re Llamborth, July 1935; a meeting at Tregaron, September 1935; letters from David Thomas, secretary of the Society; a meeting at Aberystwyth re Cardiganshire treasures at Carmarthen Library and Museum, March 1936; a meeting at Llanwenog, June 1936; a visit to Llanddewi Brefi for a lecture on 'Llyfr Ancr Llanddewi Brefi', October 1936; obituary of the Rev. E. Tyrrell Green of Lampeter; a second visit to the National Library of Wales, March 1937; a visit to Adpar, June 1937; a meeting at Llanbadarn Fawr, September 1937; a meeting at Aberystwyth re log books of Cardiganshire schools, December 1937; a visit to Bronant, Castell Flemish and Llanio, May 1938; a visit to Ogofau and Dolau Cothy together with a lecture on drovers at Lampeter, July 1938; &c.

A meeting at Cardigan re justice in medieval Cardiganshire and the Great Sessions Files for Cardiganshire, May 1939; and the account for 1938 of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society (printed).

A volume entitled 'Handbook to Cardiganshire Churches, Plate, &c.', containing a list, in alphabetical order, of churches visited by George Eyre Evans between 1899 and 1903, noting the nineteenth century date of restoration or erection of the church, the name of the deanery to which it belonged, the date of the visit to the church, the date of the earliest plate and register, and any relevant publications. English; Welsh. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 305.

Rubbings of church plate at many churches in co. Card.; tickets for the Aberystwyth National Eisteddfod of 1865; an early font at Cenarth; a report of the ceremony of awarding a D.Litt. to D. Silvan Evans; Frances Power Cobbe of Hengwrt, co. Merioneth; the Rev. D. H. Davies, vicar of Cenarth; Cardigan parish church; an account of a walk from Aberystwyth to Cardigan, Newcastle Emlyn and Llandysul visiting the parish churches; a list of Cardiganshire church plate; letters from Susan Williams of 6 Laura Place, Aberystwyth; Mount Church; rubbings taken at Machynlleth and Strata Florida; the 1902 Coronation Bonfire at Pen Dinas, Aberystwyth; rubbings taken at St Davids College, Lampeter, and at St Davids Cathedral and Nevern parish church, co. Pemb.; the Llanfihangel Ystrad cup; &c.

Extracts from the 'St David's Diocese Book, 1715' [now NLW, Church in Wales Collection SD/Misc.B/39]; a sermon delivered at an Aberystwyth Unitarian meeting; a medallion at Dolaucothi, co. Carmarthen; photographs of the Einion Valley; Neuadd Fawr private burial ground; an appeal from Cribyn Unitarian Church; Dihewyd and Llwynrhydowen; cuttings of 'Philip Sidney' articles from The Welsh Gazette; the proposed National Library of Wales; photographs of Abercarn Board School, co. Monmouth; St. David's College Library, Lampeter; photographs of the 1904 British Chautauqua at Aberystwyth; cuttings of letters from Herbert M. Vaughan; photographs of a visit to Mount; a transcript of a letter from John Ruskin to Henry Bonsall, 1889; rubbing from a child's grave at Tregaron; the presentation of drawings to Aberystwyth Public Library; a photograph of Peterwell ruins, Lampeter; printed matter re the proposed National Library of Wales; rubbings of book-bindings; a message from David Davis, Castell Hywel, to his congregation; the British Chautauqua of 1905; a visit to Thomas Evans of Cellan; cuttings re a novel by 'Allen Raine'; a transcript of a letter from Edward Roberts, 'Iorwerth Glan Aled', 1852; a printed letter re the Edward Lhuyd Memorial; the opening of the Joint College and Counties Training Farm at Tanygraig, near Llanilar; a visit to Cilbronnau library; Morris of Carrog; Albany Wallis; pedigree of Vaughan of Brynog, Llangoedmore and Greengrove; St. David's College, Lampeter, degree day, 1905; the Capel-y-Fadfa appeal; &c.

Twenty-one original churchwardens' presentments, 1678-93, for several parishes in Cardiganshire, and one original bishops' transcript, 1678, for Aberporth; transcripts of letters, 1807-46, re the suicide of Daniel Evans, 'Daniel Ddu o Geredigion', two being from Samuel Rush Meyrick; photographs of Crosswood; a transcript of a letter, 1750, from John Lloyd, Peterwell; letters from J. Grey Lloyd of Cresborough, Haverfordwest; a prize distribution at Aberystwyth County School; 'Allen Raine Land'; an appeal from Sychbant Unitarian Congregation, Llanwenog; an account of a gibbeting at Bwlchcaebrith, Newcastle Emlyn; a printed ballad, Cambrian Belle (Aberystwyth, c. 1856); Christmas cards; John Davies of Capel Dewi, Llandysul; a grand bazaar at U.C.W. Aberystwyth; a letter from J. D. Lewis, Llandysul; brochures of the Plynlymon and Waterloo Hotels, Aberystwyth; the will of Sir Pryse Pryse, Gogerddan; the Rev. Peter Williams; Llanarth cum Llanina 1696-1721; correspondence re U.C.W., Aberystwyth, Library; the opening of a new Public Library at Aberystwyth; the manor of Perfedd; a list of magistrates for Cardiganshire, c. 1740; photographs of Aberystwyth and Llangorwen; St. David's College, Lampeter, degree day, 1906; a photograph of Mountain Cottage Inn; the Manchester and Milford Railway; the British Chautauqua, 1906; photographs of Cribyn; letters from Ben Morris, Blaenplwyf Lodge, Lampeter; hand-bills of the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway; the Nant Conwy Antiquarian Society; &c.

Place-names in the area between Aberystwyth and Llanddewibrefi; tickets for the Aberystwyth National Eisteddfod of 1865; the seven-hundredth anniversary of Strata Florida Abbey; a conversation with Samuel, The weaver, of Llain-y-gawsai; a conversation with a Llanbadarn grave-digger; tickets for meetings at Aberystwyth Temperance Hall, 1864-75; impressions of seals of the Bonsall family of Fronfraith; the history of Palé, Rhydyfelin; Penegoes, co. Mont.; visits to Llanafan and Gwnnws; visits to Fronfraith, Nanteos and Llidiardau; engravings of Aberystwyth and Mynach Falls; a visit to Miss Frances Power Cobbe; the British Chautauqua at Aberystwyth; the findings of the inquest on victims of the 'Queen Bee' pleasure-boat sinking at Aberystwyth; sketches of Llanbadarn Fawr crosses; a presentation to Viscount Castlereagh at Machynlleth; the Welsh Library at U.C.W., Aberystwyth; transcripts of documents at Mount Church; Aberystwyth Corporation Seal and other council matters; the abolition of vivisection; Undeb y Ddraig Goch; the death of Archdeacon James Havard Protheroe; the perambulation of the manor of Genau'r-glyn; &c.