Dangos 256 canlyniad

Exercise book containing the text of the awdl entitled 'Gobaith' written for competition at the Caernarfon National Eisteddfod 1886.

Pocket notebooks kept between c. 1874 and c. 1901, many undated, containing adjudications by Gwilym Cowlyd on bardic competitions at various eisteddfodau, miscellaneous accounts, minutes of various committees, copies of poems and prose works, and a volume endorsed, 'Cymmrodoriaeth Barddas Glan Geirionydd. Gwilym Cowlyd's Book' and containing copious notes, poems and accounts for the years 1896 until 1901 on 'Arwest Geirionydd'.

Sermon notes, 1822-c. 1841; notebooks containing mainly scriptural notes and notes of researches on religious history, 1831-1845; a series of notebooks, c. 1833-1845, numbered I to IX and containing mathematical notes, notes on grammar and syntax, notes on comparative alphabets, a series of notebooks, 1837-1844, containing scriptural notes, poems, a 'journal' of 'Mr D' beginning in 1841 and containing notes of preaching engagements, a 'journal' kept by Samuel Cotton, beginning in 1844, containing notes of preaching engagements and other commitments, and an address book; four 'books of miscellanies', 1831-1834, containing scriptural notes, religious verse, some notes on grammar, lists of French and English vocabulary, mathematical equations, lists of proverbs and old sayings, notes on the animal kingdom, and notes on geometry and land measurements; and material, 1835-1855, on education, including copies of a prospectus for the Froodvale Academy conducted by the Rev. Dr William Davies, copies of examination papers, lists of essays and class exercises set at the Froodvale Academy, notes on Latin grammar, and notes on the various branches of mathematics.

Miscellaneous materials, 1753-1947, accumulated by J. H. Davies or by his family following his death.

Stray poems, written in a large number of different hands, in both Welsh and English.

Bank books, 1910-1928, of accounts held by members of the Davies family.

Miscellaneous volumes, 1857-1926, including a 'cultivation book', bearing entries for the years 1857-1867, containing plans of the farm and buildings of the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester; an account book containing entries for the years 1906 to 1925 in the hand of J. H. Davies; and a commonplace book kept by J. H. Davies.

General correspondence, 1890-1926, of J. H. Davies; correspondence and papers, 1793-1940, relating to members of the Davies family of Cwrt Mawr, Llangeitho; papers, 1872-1926, relating to J. H. Davies's professional activities and interests, including a substantial group of records, 1900-1910, deriving from the activities of the Welsh Hospital in South Africa; correspondence and papers, 1896-1926, accumulated by J. H. Davies on various subjects and issues in which he was involved; papers, notes, transcripts of documents, drafts of articles and books etc., [?1890]-[?1926], accumulated by J. H. Davies during the course of his academic and antiquarian researches; stray deeds and documents, and correspondence files, 1323-1924, accumulated by J. H. Davies, together with miscellaneous deeds and documents, and other stray items, 1830-[c. 1920], mainly of Aberystwyth interest; papers and correspondence, 1658-1907, relating to other individuals acquired by J. H. Davies, namely Gwilym Cowlyd, 1658-1907, William Davies, 1822-1855, John Rees, 1844-1867, the Richards family of Darowen, [?1818]-[?1848], and the Rev. William Thomas, 1869-1877; and miscellaneous materials, 1753-1947, accumulated by J. H. Davies or by his family following his death.

The correspondence, 1885-1926, is very varied and reflects closely many facets of Welsh public, cultural and intellectual life during this period. There are a large number of invitations to J. H. Davies to attend various meetings, events and occasions and to deliver public lectures in Wales and beyond. He is often invited to subscribe to books and journals and to contribute to a large number of charities and worthy causes. -- After Davies's appointment as Registrar of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, in 1905, a large number of the letters relate to the college: its development, expansion, departments, academic staff, the convention of public lectures etc. A number of letters also concern the establishment and the early development of the National Library of Wales: its location at Aberystwyth, its building appeal fund, and the grant of a royal charter. -- Many of the letters are from academics, both historians and literary scholars, who write to J. H. Davies concerning their researches and writings. Welsh manuscripts and printed works feature prominently in the letters. There is a particular interest in his work on the Welsh ballads and his researches on Morgan Llwyd and Lewis Morris. -- Some letters concern the Calvinistic Methodist connexion and others the Church in Wales, especially the deliberations of the contentious Welsh Church Commission, set up in 1906, of which J. H. Davies was a member. There are also a few letters devoted to legal matters, particularly the running of the Cwrt Mawr estate. Several also concern local events and developments in the Tregaron-Llangeitho locality. A few of the correspondents are engaged in local history and family history research.

The correspondents include: André Barbier, 1924, W. Ambrose Bebb (2), 1924-1925, Henry Blackwell, New York (9), 1904-1925, Ivor Bowen, 1914, Rev. Thomas Bowen, Merthyr Tydfil (7), 1911-1920, Joseph A. Bradney (23), 1909-1925, Thomas Brigstocke, 1915, W. Brigstocke (4), 1895-1899, and J. Davies Bryan, 1923.

The correspondents include: Robert Joseph Davies, father of J. H. Davies (22), 1885-1892, T. Huws Davies (10), 1909-1914, M. L. Vaughan Davies (2), undated, Walford Davies (39), 1919-1926 and undated, Sir William Llewelyn Davies, 1925, and H. W. C. Davis, 1924.

The correspondents include Griffith Ellis, Bootle (7), 1902-1907.

Includes letters from: Harry Farr, Cardiff, (5), 1901-1911, J. Kyrle Fletcher (3), 1906-1909, H. J. Fleure (21), 1909-1925, J. O. Francis (4), 1914-1923, and H. C. Fryer (4), 1895-1904.

The correspondents include: A. G. Prys-Jones, 1922, C. Bryner Jones (33), 1907-1925, Sir David Brynmor Jones (3), 1909-1912, Major Edgar Jones, Barry (16), 1902-1925, E. Penllyn Jones (6), 1889-1898, and Fred Llewellyn-Jones (2), 1898-1924.

The correspondents include: Judge John Bryn Roberts (7), 1894-1907, Sir John Herbert Roberts MP (5), 1899-1909, R. Silyn Roberts, 1919, and Principal Thomas Francis Roberts, Aberystwyth (27), 1897-1918.

The correspondents include: Walter Spurrell, Carmarthen, (22), 1902-1916, Lord Stamfordham, 1926, Sir George Stapledon (2), 1921 and undated, and Dr G. Arbour Stephens, 1925.

The correspondents include: Mary Williams (18), 1907-1921, T. Marchant Williams (8), 1897-1910, and W. S. Gwynn-Williams, 1926.

The letters, 1894-1913, refer to the writer's academic work, researches and publications on the Welsh manuscripts. He refers to his research trips to a number of libraries and archival repositories. There are also a few passing references to contemporary events in Wales and to developments at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

The letters, 1904-1924, concern Francis Green's antiquarian researches and publications. Many concern the Historical Society of West Wales of which Francis Green was secretary. The file also contains a stray letter, July 1911, from Walter Spurrell to Francis Green.