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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.

Deeds and documents, 1515-1898, relating principally to Wales, in particular Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire and Glamorgan. The collection does not relate to a single particular family or estate, but the Cardiganshire documents mainly relate to Aberystwyth and Llanbadarn Fawr.

Manuscript collections containing original and transcribed poetry and prose, 1543-[20th century]; religious works, 1611-1914; biographies, chronicles, archaeological and historical notes, works on travel, folklore, recipes, grammars, vocabularies and philological notes, 1673-1900; rent-rolls, parish registers, tithe account books, bidding books, minute books and registers of various societies, 1608-1863; pedigrees and genealogical notes, [17th century]-1871, commonplace books, [18th century]-1904, volumes of press-cuttings; manuscripts in the hand of J. H. Davies, including transcripts of and indexes to Welsh poetry, bibliographical notes, literary and legal extracts, pedigrees, biographical data and notes on place-names, 1891-1923; autograph letters from prominent Welsh literary figures, 1674-1921; autograph manuscripts of John Jones, Gellilyfdy, Dafydd Ellis of Criccieth, Eben Fardd (including diaries, 1836-1859), Peter Williams, D. Silvan Evans, Thomas Richards and Myrddin Fardd.

Papers of J. H. Davies, 1883-1929, including correspondence, diaries, writings, notes and cuttings.

Some forty-three letters, 1904-1965, to T. I. Ellis from family members, including his grandfather Thomas Ellis, Cynlas, 1904; his uncle J. H. Davies, 1915-1918 (3); his aunt Lily, [?1925]-1932 and undated (14); and his Auntie Winnie, 1940-1958 (17, some addressed to Mari Ellis).

Some seventy letters, 1905-1925 and undated, from J. H. Davies to his sister Annie.

An incomplete essay (pp. 1-11, 39-44, 97-106) on 'Cymry Enwog hanner cyntaf y ddeunawfed ganrif, a'u dylanwad ar Lenyddiaeth Cymru. Great Welshmen of the first half of the 18th Century, and their influence on Welsh Literature', which was awarded the prize at the National Eisteddfod at Wrexham, 1912. There are some comments by J. H. Davies, who was one of the adjudicators.

A composite tour journal, in English, compiled, 1924, by T. I. Ellis, J. H. Davies, Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths and Herbert Morgan while on a three week tour on the Continent (32 ff.). Also included is one leaf of an article by T. I. Ellis entitled 'Teithiadur Cyfansawdd (V)' reproducing parts of the journal in translation, and another manuscript article, 'Deugain mlynedd yn ôl' by T. I. Ellis, [1964], reflecting on the forty years elapsed since the trip (9 ff.).

Material collected by Principal John Humphreys Davies (1871-1926) when he was editing The Life and Opinions of Robert Roberts ..., including notes on the career of Robert Roberts (1834-1885) by J. H. Davies and Howell Roberts (Hywel Tudur) (1842?-1922) and letters, mainly to J. H. Davies.

The file includes letters from J. H. Davies, Cwrt-mawr, J. Gwenogvryn Evans (2), H. Tobit Evans (2), John M. Howell, Aberaeron, John Gwili Jenkins ('Gwili'), Thomas A. Levi, Aberystwyth (2), H. R. Reichel, Sir John Rhys, R. D. Rowland ('Anthropos'), and D. Lleufer Thomas.

The file includes letters from D. R. Daniel (1), 1914, J. Glyn Davies (3), 1903-1907 and J. H. Davies (2), 1918.

Autograph letters, 1901, to Daniel Lleufer Thomas from Sir Lewis Morris and J[ohn] H[umphreys] Davies, editor of The Letters of Lewis, Richard, William and John Morris of Anglesey ... (Aberystwyth, 1907-9), relating to the Morris brothers.