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Manuscripts from the library of Sir Owen Morgan Edwards (1858-1920), mostly belonging to the nineteenth century, and consisting of original copy of published material in the form of essays, short stories, original and translated poetry, collections of proverbs, etc.; also included in the collection are account books, sermons, diary entries, miscellaneous papers on various literary topics, and autograph letters of well-known Welsh figures.

A collection of poems by Sr. Rhys, William Phylip, John Dafydd Las, Mr. Peter Lewis, Edward Morris, Sr. Morgans, Morus Richard, William Llyn, Tudur Aled, John Tudur, John Phylip, Edmwnd Prys, Dafydd ab Edmwnd, Iolo Goch, William Cynwal, Hugh Morris, Gutto'r Glyn, and Dafydd ap Gwilym; and a copy of a letter by Edward William, Llangower, 26 December 1829.

A collection of Welsh religious verse successfully submitted for competition at the Cwrtybela, Blackwood, Eisteddfod, 1866, by 'Ieuagolym' (i.e. Evan Jones, James H. Walters, and William Jones ('Asaph Gwent'), all of Blackwood.

Unsigned Welsh poetry consisting of a 'Cywydd Coffadwriaeth am Robert Evan o'r Cornele, a gladdwyd Awst 24 yn y ddeigenfed flwyddyn a phump oedran; Bl. Arg. 1799', 'Myfyrdod ar Salm 90, 5', and 'Ystyriaeth ar Hos. 13, 14'.

'Carol ar Don a elwir Mwyneidd-dra neu symlen pen bys' by Rowland Hugh, 1791, and a carol 'gofyn bwiall' by Ellis Roberts, Llanddoget.

Transcripts by Owen M. Edwards and another of 'cywyddau' by John Cent, John Vaughan o Gairgai, William Phylip, William Wynn, Rowland Hugh, Thomas Prys, and Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (Dafydd Llwyd, Mathafarn); and 'englynion' and an elegy by Thomas Edwards ('Dochan Fardd').

A volume of poems by Isaac Roberts.

Transcripts mainly by [Sir] Owen M. Edwards of poetry by Ellis Cadwaladr, William Cadwaladr, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd [Dafydd Llwyd, Mathafarn], Dafydd Nanmor, John Edwards, Elis y Cowper, Gruffudd Hiraethog, Guto'r Glyn, Gutun Owain, Iolo Goch, Hugh Jones, 'Mr. Lewis curad Cerrig y Drudion', Lewis Glyn Cothi, Mathew Owen, Gruffydd Phylip, Siôn Phylip, William Phylip, Edmwnd Prys, Thomas Prys, Robert Siôn Owen, Ellis Rowland, Simwnt Fychan, Siôn Dafydd Las [John Davies], Tudur Aled and John [Siôn] Tudur.

A holograph draft of part of [William Thomas] ('Islwyn')'s 'Y Storm', and some proof sheets of Gwaith Islwyn (Llanuwchllyn, 1903), the foreword to which was written by O. M. Edwards.

A miscellaneous collection of poetry including an incomplete 'pryddest' on the story of Kulhwch and Olwen written on the backs of sheets of a Birkenhead list of voters, 1876; a carol by D[avid] Lewis ('Ap Ceredigion'); a poem entitled 'Sion fy Nhaid' and a hymn by Henry Rowlands ('Henri Myllin'); a poem entitled 'Trefaldwyn' by J. R. Williams ('Tryfanwy'); poems entitled 'Gwlaw Sdiniog' and 'Cyfrinach y Tannau' by Robert Roberts ('Isallt'); an elegy on the death of Evan E. Owen, Assheton House, Ebenezer, 1883; a fragment of a song entitled 'Priodas yr Oen'; 'englynion' on Pont y Benglog taken from Tywysog Cymru, 15 Tach. 1832; English poems entitled 'The Burial of Abel', 'America', and 'Go Forward'; and selections from the writings of Rhys J. Huws written on the back of circulars relating to his Testimonial Fund, 1917.

A register of preachers and their texts at Capel Newydd, Llanuwchllyn, 1826-1827, and a record of a collection made there for Sunday and day schools; miscellaneous notes of sermons, and minutes of temperance meetings, taken by John Jones, Llanuwchllyn, and others; and a notebook containing a transcript of Llythyr oddi wrth y Parchedig Mr. Whitefield at Societies neu Gymdeithasau Crefyddol, notes on the Bala Association, 1784, and notes of suit measurements by Hugh Robert, tailor.

Minutes and statistics of Sunday School classes conducted by Owen Edwards and E. Edwards in Llanuwchllyn.

Letters, circa 1865, from Foulk Evans to his wife, a letter from Daniel Evans, Penrhyndeudraeth, 1866, relating to Foulk Evans; reminiscences by Robert Williams, Wernddu; notes of a sermon preached by Foulk Evans at Dolgelley, 1842; certificate of the baptism of Foulk Evans, 10 February 1783; and notes of funeral addresses.

The original manuscript of a Welsh novel by David Owen of Brisbane, entitled 'Ailin: Ei Dyddiau Olaf', 1915.

A volume of letters, 1857-1859, from Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd') and Mary, his wife, to their son James at the Reverend John Jenkins's school, Abbey Square, Chester; with one letter by James E. Thomas, 1853; a draft statement on a plan for Clynnog school, and 'Eben Fardd's diary, 23 April- 28 May 1855, relating to the fatal illness of his daughter, Catherine.

A paper entitled 'Cymru Fydd-Cymru Gyfan' read by 'D. B.' (? Sir David Brynmor Jones) at a 'Cymru Fydd' meeting held at Cardiff, 11 November 1894, and notes of an address delivered to the Cardiff Cymmrodorion Society, January, 1897.

A rental and rent accounts for houses at Trefriw, 1818-1836.

Minutes of proceedings and transactions of 'Cymdeithas Lenyddawl Meirion', 1840-1851, and 'Cymdeithas Gymroaidd y Bala', 1851-1856.

Sermon notes by Robert Jones, Rhoslan; notes on the history of the Sunday School movement; press cuttings of a romance based on the life of 'Huw Llwyd o Cynfal'; a pamphlet entitled 'Ffeiriau Pen Tymhor Cymru'; and miscellaneous notes and fragments.

Two notebooks containing a description by 'Watkin ap Mair Gwilym' of a system of arithmetic based on the dozen with a new terminology in Welsh, and exercises in arithmetic.