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(A) Miscellanea relating to Richard James Thomas (1908-76), lexicographer, including a form of will, 15 March 1943, used by a soldier; a few draft articles including rules relating to the Amgueddfa Tre'r Ddôl Collection at the National Library of Wales; a copy of an article published on his retirement in Y Cymro, 5 Awst 1975; drafts of 'Geirfa Gweinyddiaeth Gymdeithasol', 'Termau Cymdeithaseg', 'Termau Gwleidyddiaeth', all subsequently published by the University of Wales Press in 1976; and a photocopy of John Griffith, Y Wenhwyseg (Newport, 1902) pp 4-30. (B) Page-proofs of:. B G Charles, Non-Celtic Place-names in Wales (1938). B G Charles, Calendar of the records of the borough of Haverfordwest, 1539-1660 (Cardiff, 1967). E A Lewis, An inventory of early chancery proceedings concerning Wales (Cardiff, 1937) pp. 1-263.

Correspondence (excluding Icelandic letters; arranged in chronological order) 1941, 1948, 1951-90, including letters from D Jacob Davies 1956, 1961; Canon E T Davies 1962, 1972, 1975; Canon J Jones Davies, Llywel, 1971-72, 1981; Professor Mansel Davies 1955-56, 1973, 1984-86, 1988-90; R T Jenkins 1955, 1957; R Tudur Jones, 1962; Anthony Powell, 1961; W W Price, 1962; Professor William Rees, 1951, 1956, 1962-63, 1973; Gomer M Roberts, 1964-65, 1967, 1974. There are also letters, 1976-81, relating to the executorship of the estate of Richard James Thomas (1908-76). See Box 12 for letters, 1978-80, from Professor Clifford Darby.

Diaries, 1941-43, 1945, 1951-89 (few diary entries but containing notes on books read, words in various languages noted in reading, etc). There are diaries printed in Icelandic for 1941-43 and 1945.

Miscellaneous notebooks containing lists of books read, 1933-39, 1941, 1946-90, vocabularies (Welsh, English, Italian, Latin and Icelandic), notes on librarianship, archives and Welsh history; and wartime notes relating to Iceland, identification of aircraft, gunnery, etc.

Miscellaneous notes, etc, relating to secular history and biography including notes, letters and typescript of an article on John Lewis ('Glanynys', 1859-1952) and letters, 1978-80, from Professor Clifford Darby relating to William Evans Darby (1844-1922) with draft replies.

Notes and exercises relating to German studies including vocabularies and a National Extension College (Cambridge) correspondence course for GCE 'A' level.

Personalia and family papers including civil registration certificates, obituary notices, passports, and the articles of clerkship, 1904, and the admission certificate as a solicitor, 1910, of Isaac David Morgan, father of W T Morgan.

Printed and typescript material, 1940-90, relating to Iceland (mainly in Icelandic and English) including press cuttings, pamphlets, bibliographies and booklists and a few odd numbers of Icelandic periodicals and newspapers; background material relating to the post-war disputes concerning fishing rights and extension of territorial waters including leaflets issued by the office of the Prime Minister of Iceland. There are also some pages extracted from The Penny Magazine for 16 and 23 November, 1833, containing articles on 'The Icelanders'.

Printed matter relating to Wales: supplements and surveys relating to Wales and the Welsh economy, etc, published mainly by the Western Mail, 1954-73, and an article on the 'Welsh Character' by Thomas Jones, extracted from The Listener, 31 January 1934.

Research papers and notes relating to church history, mainly in the diocese of St Davids, including a copy of his MA (Wales, 1962) thesis 'The consistory courts of the diocese of St Davids, 1660-1858; studies of the records of the courts illustrative of their work and practice', and the notes and research papers relating thereto (see The Journal of the Historical Society of the Church in Wales, Vols III, VII-XII) and to his subsequent research in the history of the diocese of St Davids in the nineteenth century (see The Journal of the Historical Society of the Church in Wales, Vols XXI-XXIII).

Typescripts and off-prints of articles published by W T Morgan in The Journal of the Historical Society of the Church in Wales, The National Library of Wales Journal and Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hanes y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd.

Papers of Walter T. Morgan, 1833-1990, including family papers, 1904-1910; correspondence, 1951-1980; diaries, 1941-1989; research papers and notes relating to church history, in particular the diocese of St Davids; his University of Wales MA thesis, 'The consistory courts of the diocese of St Davids, 1660-1858; studies of the records of the courts illustrative of their work and practice' (1962); and miscellaneous notes, 1933-1990, on subjects including Iceland, Wales (especially Aberdare), German studies, and secular history.