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Papers, correspondence and deeds relating to the Brondanw estate, its buildings and its administration, 1906-1978.

Letters and papers concerning properties on the Brondanw estate, especially Parc, Croesor Mawr and Minafon; some drawings and plans; letters from Jonah Jones as a tenant and from Prof. Eric Hobsbawm; plans showing the proposed widening of the road through Llanfrothen, 1961-1973.

Letters, copies of replies and papers concerning the leasing of and developments to various buildings belonging to Sir Clough Williams-Ellis and the Brondanw estate; and a file on the gardens at Plas Brondanw, 1955-1977.

Papers relating to the procuring of buildings for Portmeirion and their upkeep; papers relating to the grounds and especially the wild garden, and the administration of the estate including heating and electricity, 1941-1978.

Letters, copies of replies and papers relating to an unstable wall at the Cae Canol property which was sold by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis to Alfred Cedric Maby and which adjoins Castle Yard, 1967-1969.

Letters of congratulations to Sir Clough Williams-Ellis on receiveing a CBE, 1958; a copy of the information sent to 'Debrett' with some press cuttings, 1958; and a letter from the Prime Minister's Office informing him of the proposed CBE, 1957.

Correspondence, birthday and congratulatory cards, and other papers relating to Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's birthdays, anniversaries, and on being honoured with an OBE and a knighthood, 1954-1975.

CBE certificate,1958; honorary degree certificate from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1971; Civic Trust awards, 1962, 1965; material relating to the Order of the British Empire, 1954, 1957; programmes of The Royal Society 307th Anniversary Dinner, 1967; the 'Addresses of Presentation' for the graduands to honorary degrees at UWA, 1971; and invitations to Sir Clough and Amabel Williams-Ellis to a garden party at Buckingham Palace, 1975.

A box consisting mostly of Christmas cards from family, friends and some distinguished figures, 1960-1962, with a 'Dan Dare Spaceship Crackers' box in which the cards were originally kept.

Letters, copies of replies and papers relating to various civic projects by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis including: improvements to Machynlleth clock tower, 1961; Station Road in Colwyn Bay with photographs of the street, 1961; Bala High Street redecoration scheme, 1961; Eldon Square Dolgellau, including plans, 1960-1996; letters concerning the inauguration of Windsor Street improvement scheme, 1961; a brochure and other papers relating to Magdalen Street, Norwich; and a copy of a letter and a plan concerning the new bridge into the grounds of Nantclwyd Hall, Ruthin, 1965.

Correspondence relating to the village of Clovelly, North Devon, following Sir Clough Williams Ellis's visit there in 1971, with two brochures on Clovelly, 1968, 1970-1971.

Letters, 1956, 1964, concerning the removal of the Temple of Harmony on the Halswell Estate, Mill Wood; and letters and newspaper cuttings, 1956-1959, 1961, relating to the removal of the colonnade at Arnos Court Bath House to Portmeirion, including letters from the Council for the Preservation of Ancient Bristol, and from Sir Robert Cooke.

Various committee minutes, papers and letters of the Advisory Committee on the Landscape Treatment of Trunk Roads, 1952-1970.

Agendas, minutes, letters and papers relating to the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the Council for the Protection of Rural Wales and the Advisory Committee for the Landscape Treatment of Trunk Roads, 1930, 1952-1977.

Correspondence and papers relating to the setting up of an Historic Landscapes Council for Great Britain and to local amenities and various buildings and projects by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis in England and Wales, including: copies of letters sent to various eminent people; the agenda of the Inaugural Meeting of the Swansea Civic Society and a draft constitution; and papers relating to the campaigning against the building of Conway elevated dual carriageway with a map of Conway walls and castle, 1973-1978.

Papers relating to the Council for the Protection of Rural Wales, speeches by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis on behalf of the CPRW, and letters and copies of replies, 1960-1977.

Papers, newspaper cuttings, letters and copies of replies concerning various conservation issues including Snowdonia National Park, Lleyn Peninsula, the Council for the Protection of Rural Wales and the Council for the Protection of Rural England, 1955-1972. Correspondents include Lewis Mumford, Henry, Marquis of Anglesey, and Sir Frederick Gibberd.

Papers of the Council for the Protection of Rural England and newspaper cuttings concerning hydro-electricity and conserving the countryside, and a poster asking for help and donations for Snowdonia National Park, 1959-1970.

Correspondence with suppliers, contractors and others including John Wynne-Finch, regarding the building and supplying of the Conwy Falls Café and a new garage on the Voelas estate including some plans and drawings, 1939, 1952-1957.

Correspondence concerning many issues relating to Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's various projects and interests, 1930-1978, and cards and letters of congratulations on various notable landmarks in his life, 1954-1975.