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An extensive collection of lecture notes used by Vaughan Owen to teach local history classes organized by the WEA at the High School, Llanidloes, from 1969 to 1978. The classes were known as the 'History of Arwystli'. The lecture notes are divided into bundles: the notes dealing with the early and medieval periods are divided by period e.g. 'Roman', 'Dark Ages', 'Early Medieval', 'Norman'; those dealing with the modern period are divided by topic e.g. 'Parliamentary', 'lead mines', 'banks', 'Non-Conformity', 'education'. A series of twelve pocket notebooks kept by Vaughan Owen, each labelled 'Arwystli note book'. They contain copious notes on all aspects of local history. Also included is a further volume containing a broad index to the notebooks.

General correspondence addressed to Vaughan Owen. File of personal papers and correspondence concerning WEA classes at Llanidloes. Application forms for enrolment on the electoral roll. Papers re a scheme to 'write your parish history'. Miscellaneous scraps of paper with rough notes by Vaughan Owen.

Research papers of Cecil Vaughan Owen, relating mainly to the history of Montgomeryshire and including: Llanidloes and Llangurig School minute books, 1904-1972; leaflets, press cuttings, posters, sale catalogues and other source materials, and notes on the history of Llanidloes and Montgomeryshire and various local churches, 1800-1980; notes for lectures and talks, 1969-1979; an unpublished typescript 'Arwystli through the ages', [mid-late 20th century]; card index of timber-framed buildings in Montgomeryshire; offprints of articles on the archaeology and history of Montgomeryshire; reviews, correspondence and notes relating to his publications, 1949-1975; guides to castles and ecclesiastical buildings, [1970s]; correspondence, leaflets, press cuttings and other material relating to Cambrian Archaeological Association, Society of Antiquaries, Powysland Club and other bodies, 1948-1980; personal papers, including correspondence; records relating to Llanidloes parish church, 1906-1980; and records relating to the Glanyrafon estate, Montgomeryshire, 1866-1899.

Typescript of a projected volume 'Arwystli through the ages' by Vaughan Owen. The text is divided into fourteen chapters, spanning the pre-historic period to the nineteenth century. Further lecture notes on the history of Arwystli prepared for local history classes at Carno, Caersws, Clatter and Llangurig, 1970-75. Extensive notes by Vaughan Owen on the history of Llangurig and notes for a series of talks to the local Women's Institute and Young Farmers' Club. Notes on Llangurig Church. Offprint of an article by Vaughan Owen 'The vicars of Trefeglwys, 1574-1902', published in 1955. List of vicars and curates of Trefeglwys, 1623-1902. Manuscript list of churchwardens and vicars of Trefeglwys, 1660-80. Copy of the terrier of Trefeglwys Parish Church made in 1776 and renewed in 1808, found among the Glanyrafon papers. Photostat copy of the financial accounts of the trustees of Lower Glynn Chapel, 1809-14. Letter from William Thomas of Swansea to his uncle Edward Edwards dated 1837. Accounts of the trustees of the Llawr-y-glyn Church, 1880-81. Notes by Vaughan Owen on the history of Trefeglwys Church and on housing at Trefeglwys. Miscellaneous programmes of events held at Trefeglwys. List of subscribers to a picture of the Glanyrafon Hunt.

Scrapbook of material from newspapers, journals, leaflets and ephemera relating to Llanidloes. Papers concerning the sale of the Trewythen estate near Llanidloes, 1862. Llanidloes miscellanea: press cuttings, leaflets re local events, material re local and municipal elections.

Guidebooks to churches, cathedrals and abbeys, mainly in Wales. Many are produced by the Ministry of Building and Public Works. Handwritten or typewritten notes by Vaughan Owen are attached to some of the guides. Booklets issued to celebrate the centenary of a number of Montgomeryshire chapels in the 1970s. A large number of guide books to various places and tourist attractions, many of them in London (e.g. the Tower of London, the Houses of Parliament), and many describing other cities (e.g. Coventry, Durham, Edinburgh). Most are endorsed by Vaughan Owen with the date of his visit.

Incomplete copies of Edward Hamer's A parochial account of Llanidloes (1871 and 1876). Minute book of the Llanidloes Borough School Board, 1872-73. Minute book of the Llanidloes Town Committee for the celebration of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. Minute book of the Sanitary Water and Farm Committee of Llanidloes Town Council, 1917-21. Catalogue of a sale of furniture at Dol-llys Hall, Llanidloes, 1936. Framed account of 'Llanidloes: Glandwr, now St. Idloes Church hall' by Vaughan Owen, 1956. Circular correspondence and rough notes concerning Llanidloes Music and Arts Club, 1976-80. Notebook of Vaughan Owen endorsed 'Notes for a Llanidloes Chronology' containing notes on the history of the Old Market Hall and on the Gwyn family. Photostat copy of 'Notes for a history of Llandinam', compiled by B. Bennett Rowlands of Montgomeryshire County Library. Rough notes by Vaughan Owen relating to, and photographs of, Llanidloes Museum. Scrap-book of press cuttings concerning Councillor A. J. Morris of Llanidloes. Copy of pamphlet, The Old Market Hall, Llanidloes.

Notes by Vaughan Owen on the history of Llanidloes Parish Church, together with the text and proofs of an article on the subject by him. List of vicars of Llanidloes, 1557-1802. Copies of a drawing of the interior of Llanidloes Parish Church made in 1821. Four notebooks each endorsed 'Notes on Llanidloes Parish Church' made by Vaughan Owen between 1935 and 1975. Each volume contains its own contents list. The notebooks contain, in the main, transcripts from manuscript and other source materials concerning the history of the Church. Statements of churchwardens' accounts, 1906 and 1966-71. Leaflets giving the Order of Service at various funerals, marriages, services of dedication and special services at Llanidloes Parish Church, 1935-73. Miscellaneous programmes, circular correspondence and souvenirs of 'memorable occasions' at Llanidloes Parish Church, 1945-1970s. Lists of subscribers to the Parochial Church Council Assessment Fund of Llanidloes Parish Church, 1949-70, and to the Welsh Church Appeal, 1952-53, together with related circular correspondence and notes by Vaughan Owen. Copies of the Order of Service at the laying up of the standard and dedication of the new standard of the Llanidloes branch of the Royal Air Forces Association in St. Idloes Parish Church, May 1973. File of notes by Vaughan Owen endorsed 'Notes for The Parish Paper', together with issues of the paper for 1973. Miscellaneous duplicated sheets re various activities of St. Idloes Parish Church: churchwardens' statements of accounts: parish newsletters: the minutes of Parochial Church Council Meetings, 1977-80.

Reviews, correspondence, notes by Vaughan Owen relating to the following publications:. Montgomeryshire County Handbook (4 editions: 1949, 1959, 1963 and 1971). Manuscript text of E. R. Horsfall Turner, Llanidloes Borough Guide. Ian Nairn, Llanidloes: the pocket metropolis (1960). An interleaved copy for alterations of The Old Market Hall, Llanidloes (1962). Peter Smith, Houses of the Welsh countryside (1975). Printed guides, many prepared by the Ministry of Building and Public Works, to the castles of Wales. Most describe the Edwardian castles of North Wales, although several guides to the Norman castles of South Wales and the border, and a few to English castles, are included. In some cases notes by Vaughan Owen on individual castles are attached.

Miscellaneous press cuttings, undated, from the Montgomery County Times and the Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times. Local election leaflets, sale catalogues and posters advertising local events and functions. Register of electors for Aberhafesp, Mochdre, 1962-63. Papers re an exhibition at Montgomery gaol, 'The gaol and the community', March 1978. Visitors' book, 1976-77, related to an un-named exhibition. Bank record sheets for the Montgomery District Survey of Treasures.

An extensive collection of notes prepared by Vaughan Owen for various lectures and talks to societies. In each case the envelope containing the notes is marked with the date(s) and occasion(s) on which the talk was given and, in some cases, with the subject of the talk. E.g. 'for Newtown Welsh Society, Oct. 28th 1974';. 'The significance of townships, to Powysland, Dec. 1st 1979'. Almost all the talks are to local societies. Most deal with a theme of local historical significance or with Welsh history in general.

Offprints from various periodicals and journals including: Anglesey Antiquarian Society and Field Club Transactions; Archaeologia Cambrensis; Cambrian Archaeological Association Transactions; Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society; Current Archaeology; English Historical Review; Journal of the Flintshire Historical Society; Montgomeryshire Collections; National Library of Wales Journal; Post Medieval Archaeology; Transactions of the Radnorshire Society; and the Shropshire Archaeological Society Transactions. Also included is an offprint from Brinley Jones, ed., An anatomy of Wales (1972). Some of the offprints from the Montgomeryshire Collections are those of articles by Vaughan Owen.

Notebooks and envelopes containing Vaughan Owen's research notes. All the material is of historical interest and most of it concerns local history. Some of the notes relate to the Roman period. Each notebook or envelope is marked with the subject of the notes contained therein. Some of the notes clearly form the basis of Vaughan Owen's publications. Also included is a card index of the timber framed houses of Montgomeryshire.

List of ancient monuments and ancient buildings in Britain in the care of the Ministry of Works, 1961. Report on the Breiddin Hillfort, 1975. Pamphlets, maps and postcards of Roman Britain. Miscellaneous leaflets produced by the Ministry of Works. Rough notes by Vaughan Owen re excavations.

Correspondence (circular and personal), leaflets, handouts, press cuttings and ephemera associated with the following:. Arwystli Society; Cambrian Archaeological Association, 1972 and 1977-80; Council for the Protection of Rural Wales, 1974-75; Historic Buildings Council for Wales, 1973-74 and 1977-78; Llanidloes Charter Celebrations, 1979-80; Montgomeryshire Field Society, 1978-80; Montgomeryshire Literature Group; Montgoneryshire Society (of London), 1978-80; Powys Family History Society, 1980; Powysland Club, 1948-52, 1973-80; Welsh Mines Society, 1980.

Poster advertising a sale of land by auction at the Sign Inn, Kerry, on 13 October 1800, together with a transcription of the same by Vaughan Owen. Samples of Rhayader banknotes, dated 1811. Manuscript book entitled 'Reference to the township of Llyssin in Arwystli, County of Montgomery', 1826 (an inventory of tenants, tenements, field names and their sizes, values and crops grown therein). Copy of a police report 'respecting houses licensed to retail intoxicating liquors and the manner in which they have been executed during the year 1903'. Minute book of the meetings of the Managers of Llanidloes Grouped Council Schools, 1904-24. Minute book of the meetings of the Managers of Llanidloes and Llangurig Schools, 1904-72. Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments, An inventory of the ancient monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire, Volume I - Montgomeryshire (1911), with notes and annotations by Vaughan Owen. Draft copy of a Release, dated 15 July 1948, from the personal representatives of the Lord Davies of Llandinam and others to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Llanidloes 'in respect of certain covenants contained in the Deed of Gift of Town hall premises at Llanidloes' (2 copies). Typescript copy of David H. Jones, 'Watermills of Montgomeryshire: survey report for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings' (1968). Scrapbook of press cuttings, mainly dating from the 1930s and 1940s, compiled by Vaughan Owen. Some of the cuttings concern the compiler's career. Scrapbook of press cuttings compiled by Arthur Davies of Llwyn, Llanidloes. Most of the cuttings date from the twentieth century, although some are as early as 1889. All the cuttings are of Llanidloes interest, many of them taken from the Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times. Rough plans of local mansion houses, undated. Latin text and an English translation of Magna Carta.

Account book, 1866-99, game books, 1873-83, 1883-95. Miscellaneous volume containing accounts, 1894-8, records of game killed, 1896-8, and ? a Sunday School attendance register, 1879, 1887-8. Volume of pencil sketches endorsed 'Master Brees B. Owen Jany. 1867'. Research Papers of C. E. Vaughan Owen:. An interleaved copy, with notes by Vaughan Owen, of a booklet issued to celebrate the centenary of the Presbyterian Church in Wales, Llandinam, in 1973, together with notes on the history of the chapel and the history of Nonconformity in the area. Copy of a pamphlet by Vaughan Owen on Llanidloes Parish Church (1952) and revised drafts of the pamphlet prepared for publication in the early 1970s. Copies of similar pamphlets on Llandinam, Llangurig and Bishop's Cleve Parish Churches. Notes by Vaughan Owen on the history of Montgomeryshire Churches. Rough research notes on the Marsh family of Llandinam and Llanidloes. Lecture by Vaughan Owen on 'Literary figures in Montgomeryshire' for the Montgomeryshire Literary Group at Gregynog in 1974. Notes for local history classes on Llandinam Church, Llanwnnog Parish Church, 'The history of Penstrowed', and the histories of Llanwnnog and Caersws. Correspondence and papers relating to Vaughan Owen's work as correspondent of the Archaeology branch of the Ordnancd Survey in part of Montgomeryshire, 1951-59. Correspondence from J. B. Willans, Newtown, 1951, and notes on sources for local history. Correspondence and postcards from J. D. K. Lloyd, 1960s and 1970s, relating to local historical research. File of papers on Llanidloes Museum and Old Market Hall. Notes on Roman roads around Caersws and Roman forts. Offprint of the chapter on Montgomeryshire from Francis Grose, The antiquities of England and Wales (London, 1783-7).