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Sermon notes, [?1836] (watermark 1836), in the hand of John Jones, Tal-y-sarn.

Papers, [c. 1860]-[c. 1890], of David Davies ('Tremlyn'), a clerk at Pen yr Orsedd quarry, Nantlle, Caernarvonshire, comprising notes on early British history, local history and genealogy, and on figures such as 'Eben Fardd' (Ebenezer Thomas) and 'Dic Aberdaron' (Richard Robert Jones), together with compositions by 'Tremlyn', entered at local eisteddfodau. Papers found loose inside the volume have been filed separately (MS 23630iiE).

Fifty letters and cards, 1924-1955, to Owain Llewelyn Owain from various correspondents, including Frances Lloyd George (2) 1945, Mathonwy Hughes (1) 1945, R. W. Jones (Erfyl Fychan) (2) 1927-1932, T. Gwynn Jones (1) 1942, T. Llechid Jones (1) 1929, William Owen Jones (Eos y Gogledd) (1) 1927, Bob Owen, Croesor (1) 1930, Thomas Parry (1) 1942, and Daniel Protheroe (6) 1927-1933, the latter including autograph music.

Papurau O. Llew Owain, 1785-[c. 1955], yn cynnwys llythyrau a phapurau yn ymwneud yn bennaf ag Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, Eisteddfod yr Urdd, a Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain, 1901-1951; ceisiadau am swyddi, 1939-1947; gweithiau Owain Llew Owain, 1912-1951; deunydd ar gyfer Y Genedl, 1924-1939; llythyrau, llyfrynnau a thorion amrywiol yn ymwneud ag agweddau ar fywyd a llenyddiaeth Gogledd Cymru, 1858-1950; llyfrau lloffion o dorion papur newydd, 1865-1940, yn cynnwys caneuon etholiadol, am David Lloyd George yn bennaf, teyrngedau i Syr John Morris Jones, torion o Y Genedl ac eitemau yn ymwneud â barddoniaeth Gymraeg; llawysgrifau a phapurau, 1785-[c.1955], o lyfrgell O. Llew Owain, yn cynnwys traethodau eisteddfodol ac arall, llawysgrifau o ddiddordeb i sir Gaernarfon a gohebiaeth. = Papers of O. Llew Owain, 1785-[c. 1955], comprising letters and papers mainly concerning Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru (National Eisteddfod), Eisteddfod yr Urdd, and Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain, 1901-1954; job applications, 1939-1947; works of Owain Llew Owain, 1912-1951; material for Y Genedl, 1924-1939; miscellaneous letters, booklets and cuttings concerning aspects of North Wales life and literature, 1858-1950; scrap books of press cuttings, 1865-1940, including election songs mainly about David Lloyd George, tributes to Sir John Morris Jones, cuttings from Y Genedl and items relating to Welsh poetry; manuscripts and papers, 1785-[c. 1955], from the library of O. Llew Owain, including eisteddfod and other essays, manuscripts of Caernarfonshire interest and correspondence.

Letters, 1897-1931, mainly to Beriah Gwynfe Evans, journalist and dramatist, and Recorder of Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain, from various correspondents, including J. H. Davies, Cwrtmawr (1) 1901, T. I. Ellis (1) 1923, H. Elvet Lewis (Elfed) (9) 1923-1925, D. Rhys Phillips (8) 1924-1926, R. D. Rowlands (Meuryn) (1) 1924, Thomas Shankland (3) 1899-1903, J. J. Williams (2) 1924, J. O. Williams (Pedrog) (5) 1923-1924, Watkin Hezekiah Williams (Watcyn Wyn) (2) 1897, and W. S. Gwynn Williams (5) 1924-1925.

Letters, 1807, from Edward Griffith, Caernarfon and Ymwlch, Justice of the Peace, to Messrs Wood & Innes, printers, London, containing material used in the preparation of the third edition of Correspondence relative to the stationing of a troop of the Fourth Regiment of Dragoons in the County of Carnarvon (London, 1807), which relates to the Caernarfon riots of November 1800.

A volume containing articles, eisteddfod adjudications, and other material, [c. 1912]-1931, in the hand of Thomas Gwynn Jones, mostly for publication in Y Genedl Gymreig and including a memorial tribute to Daniel Rees.

A draft of the introduction to Llen Cymru: Detholiad o ryddiaith a phrydyddiaeth at wasanaeth myfyrwyr gwlad ac ysgol, Rhan I-IV (Caernarfon, 1921-7), in the hand of Thomas Gwynn Jones, together with drafts of some of the poems and prose passages selected for inclusion in the series.

A volume containing transcripts, [c. 1931], by Owain Llewelyn Owain of poems by Siôn Prisiart (Siôn o'r Garth), Gwerful Mechain, Huw Morys and others, including carols and occasional verse copied from manuscripts in the possession of the transcriber's father, Hugh Owen, Tal-y-sarn, and englynion copied from gravestones at Llanfachreth churchyard, Merionethshire.

Miscellaneous papers, 1787-1935, including a cut-away signature, 1787, of Thomas Charles of Bala; a letter, 1811, from [Richard Pugh], curate of Llanegryn, Merionethshire, to the Commissioners of the Navy, concerning the fate of his parishioner, Richard Jones, aboard the Contest gun-brig, which foundered off the Azores in 1810; a transcript of a letter, 1885, from John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog) to Daniel Silvan Evans; and a letter, 1893, from Daniel Owen, novelist, to an unidentified recipient.

A notebook containing minutes, 1864-1866, of a committee, appointed by Bethesda Congregational church, Bethesda, Caernarvonshire, under the leadership of Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn), for the establishment of a chapel at Treflys, Dyffryn Ogwen, Caernarvonshire; together with minutes, 1886, of a meeting of the deacons of the neighbouring Salem Congregational chapel.

Eleven letters and a card, 1923-1926, from Winifred Coombe Tennant (Mam o Nedd) to Beriah Gwynfe Evans; together with three letters, 1924-1925, to his granddaughter Buddug Frances Thomas, relating mainly to the correspondent's work as Mistress of the Robes for the Gorsedd of Bards.

A volume containing over eighty letters, 1906-1914, from Charles William Dymond (1833-1915), antiquary and Quaker, to Richard Griffith Owen (Pencerdd Llyfnwy) relating mainly to the correspondent's interest in the Welsh language and culture; together with one letter, 1915, from his son, Philip W. Dymond.
Papers found loose inside the volume have been tipped in on ff. i-v.

Membership list, 1938-1948, of the Caernarvonshire Society in London.

A manuscript copy, in several hands, of Oswald Rees Owen, Siop Morgan (Denbigh, 1937), a translation of Boyd's Shop (1936), a play by St John Ervine, first performed at the Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl, October 1936.

A manuscript copy, with corrections, of an apparently unpublished one act play, [?1930s], by William John Davies (Gwilym Peris) entitled 'Y llestr gwanaf', depicting the plight of an unmarried mother in conflict with nonconformist values.

A volume, 1911, containing press cuttings and transcripts from printed sources, by O. Llew Owain, of nineteenth-century Welsh ballads and other popular verse.

An account book of poor-rate assessments for the parish of Llanwnda, Caernarvonshire, 1910.

Ninety-seven letters, 1904-1921, to John Thomas (Eifionydd), mostly relating to the examinations set by Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain. Among the corresponents are Haydn Morris (4) 1919, Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (2) 1919, David Davies, 1st baron Davies of Llandinam (1) 1921, and Huw Owen Williams (Huw Menai) (1) 1921.

Manuscript of an apparently unpublished pastoral poem by Richard Jones (Gwynfryn), London, entitled 'Bugeilgerdd Gwallter, Bugail Hafod y Cwm', the winning entry at Eisteddfod Tal-y-sarn, Caernarvonshire, 21 May 1903.