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Copi o'r Beibl cyssegr-lan (Rhydychen, 1824) fu'n eiddo i Edmund Evans ('Utgorn Meirion'), un o'r gweinidogion fu'n ymweld â Richard Lewis (Dic Penderyn) cyn ei ddienyddio ar 13 Awst 1831. Mae enw Edmund Evans yn ymddangos yn nhu blaen y gyfrol a cheir amryw nodiadau yno ac ar dudalennau cyntaf y testun. Mae papur gyda nodiadau arno yn rhydd rhwng tt. 24-25. Ar yr ail dudalen o'r Testament Newydd gludwyd toriad papur newydd, 1879, gyda hanes marwolaeth Evan R. Evans, Cambria, Wisconsin, sef un o'i feibion. Gosodwyd papur hefyd ar ddiwedd y gyfrol yn cynnwys rhestr, yn llaw Edmund Evans, o ddyddiadau geni a marw ei blant ef a'i wraig Ellin. Yn ogystal, mae'r ffeil yn cynnwys toriad o erthygl gan y rhoddwr am hanes y Beibl a gyhoeddwyd ym mhapur y Daily Post, 3 Gorffennaf 2019. = Copy of the 'cyssegr-lan' Bible (Oxford, 1824) that belonged to Edmund Evans ('Utgorn Meirion'), one of the ministers who visited Richard Lewis (Dic Penderyn) before his execution on 13th August 1831. Edmund Evans's name appears in the front cover of the volume with various notes and on the first pages of the text. Handwritten notes are loose between pp.24-25. A newspaper cutting (1879) reporting the death of Evan R. Evans, his son, in Cambria, Winconsin, has been glued on the second page of the New Testament. At the end of the volume a list, in Edmund Evans' hand, states the dates of birth and death of his children with his wife Ellin. Additionally, the file also contains an envelope in which there is a newspaper cutting reporting the history of the Bible, published in the Daily Post, 3 July 2019.

Memorandum book, 1848-1856, of John Naylor (1813-1889) of Leighton Hall, near Welshpool, the estate he inherited on his marriage in 1846 (see, for example: https://www.leightonnews.com/2013/the-history-of-the-naylor-family-of-leighton-hall/). The inside front cover is inscribed in the hand of Captain Thomas Humphrey Naylor (1890-1966) of Ashton, near Chester, grandson of John Naylor of Leighton Hall, and in the hand of Thomas Humphrey's son, Richard Christopher Naylor of Ellesmere, Shropshire, the donor of the additional papers described here. This item forms part of the 'proof of evidence' submitted by architectural historian Teresa Sladen (see under Evidence with regard to the historic importance of Leighton Hall).

Papers relating to the 'Proof of Evidence of [architectural historian] Teresa Sladen to be given on behalf of Montgomeryshire District Council with regard to the historic importance of the Turret Clock with Carillon in the Entrance Tower and the Gasaliers in the Great Hall at Leighton Hall in Montgomeryshire.' Amongst the evidence submitted is a memorandum book belonging to John Naylor (1813-1889) of Leighton Hall, which is described separately (see under Memorandum book of John Naylor); a photocopy of the text forms part of the evidence submitted by Teresa Sladen. Included in the material are letters, 1962, to and from Captain Thomas Humphrey Naylor, grandson of John Naylor of Leighton Hall, and, 1998, 2003, 2005, to and from Captain Naylor's son, Richard Christopher Naylor, great-grandson of John Naylor of Leighton Hall and donor of this additional material (see also under Memorandum book of John Naylor).

Material relating to the Naylor family of Leighton Hall and to Leighton Hall itself, including newspaper cuttings containing obituaries, birth and marriage notices of family members and accounts of events relating to the Leighton estate and surrounding area, most of which date from the early part of the twentieth century, with one newspaper extract taken from Eddowes's Shrewsbury Journal of 15 August 1855 (newspaper inscribed 'John Naylor Esqr Leighton Hall Welshpool'); Naylor family correspondence, which includes a letter from John Murray Naylor (1888-1969) of Easter Ogil, Forfar, grandson of John Naylor of Leighton Hall, to Dorothy Naylor (née Holt), wife of Captain Thomas Humphrey Naylor (1890-1966), also grandson of John Naylor (see under Memorandum book of John Naylor) and an undated letter from Dorothy Naylor, correspondence between Captain Thomas Humphrey Naylor, his son, Richard Christopher Naylor (see under Memorandum book of John Naylor) and J. N. Naylor and various representatives of art galleries and art auctioneers in relation to art works at Leighton Hall, particularly as regards the sale of Leighton Hall in 1931, correspondence regarding Naylor family graves and memorials in Leighton churchyard and church, together with printed information and newspaper cuttings relating to Holy Trinity Church, Leighton.

Nodiadau yn llaw John Thomas yn olrhain ei fynych deithiau ledled Cymru, sy'n cynnwys disgrifiadau byw o'r trefi a phentrefi a'u trigolion.

Nodiadau yn llaw John Thomas ar rai o enwogion Cymru, yn bennaf o'r meysydd diwinyddol a llenyddol, gan gynnwys y bardd a'r athro Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd') (1802-1863), y bardd a'r anterliwtydd Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant') (1739-1810) a Howel Harris (1714-1773), un o arweinyddion y Diwygiad Methodistaidd yng Nghymru.

Deunydd yn ymwneud a'r Cambrian Gallery, Lerpwl, gan gynnwys llyfr nodiadau yn llaw John Thomas yn olrhain hanes yr oriel; llyfryn printiedig a gyhoeddwyd gan y Cambrian Gallery yn hysbysebu argraffiadau o cartes-de-visite dan wahanol benawdau (beirdd, llenorion a chantorion, cenhadon a gweinidogion yn ôl eu henwad); catalog printiedig yn hysbysebu ocsiwn o ddodrefn y Cambrian Gallery; nodiadau ar hanes y Cambrian Gallery mewn llaw diweddarach; torion papur newydd yn ymwneud â bywyd a gwaith John Thomas; a llungopïau o ffotograffau o John Thomas ac o rai o'r portreadau carte-de-visite ac in memoriam a gyhoeddwyd gan y Cambrian Gallery.

Deunydd amrywiol yn ymwneud â John Thomas a'i waith, gan gynnwys llythyr at John Thomas dyddiedig 5 Hydref 1899; rhestr yn llaw John Thomas o'r llyfrau yn ei feddiant, y rhan helaeth ohonynt o natur ddiwinyddol a llenyddol; bras nodiadau o feddargraffiadau ac englynion yn llaw John Thomas; llythyrau oddi wrth Alistair Crawford, darlithydd yn Adran Gelf Prifysgol Cymru Aberystwyth, [?at aelodau o deulu John Thomas] ynghylch arddangosfa yn ymdrin â bywyd a gwaith John Thomas; llungopïau o ffotograffau o John Thomas ac o rai o'r portreadau carte-de-visite ac in memoriam a wnaethpwyd ganddo; a dwy goeden deulu yn dangos cysylltiadau teuluol John Thomas o ddiwedd y ddeunawfed ganrif hyd ddechrau'r unfed ganrif ar hugain.

Llyfryn printiedig yn dwyn y teitl 'The report of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Churches in London for the year ending December 31, 1874', yn cynnwys gwybodaeth ystadegol yn ymwneud á chapeli Methodistaidd Calfinaidd Cymreig Llundain, gan gynnwys Capel Jewin = Printed booklet titled 'The report of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Churches in London for the year ending December 31, 1874', containing statistical information relating to Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapels in London, including Jewin Chapel.

Material relating to Tony Curtis's proposal to edit an anthology of poetry and writing on the themes of orphans and childhood in support of the former Foundling Hospital, now the Foundling Museum, in London, comprising: correspondence from Tony Curtis to the Foundling Museum, to Curtis from potential contributors to the anthology, card to Curtis from textile artist Rozanne Hawksley, with examples of prints to accompany the poem 'Coram's Cloths', and letter from Curtis to Seamus Heaney, one of the contributors; poetry submitted to the anthology; framed copy of engraving, c. 1879, titled 'Gateway of the Foundling Hospital' and signed 'P. Justyne' (Percy William Justyne (1812-1883)), taken from printed source; leaflets detailing the history and contents of the Foundling Museum, events and guided tours; press cutting relating to the Foundling Hospital; and artist Mary Husted's account of her handing over her ten-day-old infant for adoption aged 17, together with printed invitation to an exhibition by Husted in Barry town hall and a list of her art works.
Correspondents and contributors include Tony Curtis, Lawrence Sail, Dannie Abse, Seamus Heaney and Ruth Bidgood, together with copies of poems by, amongst others, William Wordsworth and William Blake. Tony Curtis's contributed poems 'Megan's First Snow' and 'Coram's Cloths' are published in, respectively, Crossing Over (Seren Books, 2007) (see February 2006 papers under heading Crossing Over (Seren Books, 2007)) and From the Fortunate Isles: New & Selected Poems (Seren Books, 2016) (see April 2018 papers under heading From the Fortunate Isles (Seren Books, 2016)).

See also letter to Tony Curtis from Pauline W. Macauley under heading Letters to Tony Curtis.

Contributors to the anthology are not indexed. For access to full range of correspondents, it is recommended that this section of the archive be requested for viewing.

WARNING: SOME POEMS CONTAIN THEMES OF CHILD ABUSE AND DEATH; TWO POEMS DESCRIBE VIOLENT ANIMAL DEATHS (DOG AND RABBIT) Warning marked on envelope. MARY HUSTED'S ACCOUNT OF HANDING OVER HER NEWBORN BABY FOR ADOPTION MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME READERS Warning marked on attached 'post-it' note.

Miscellaneous items in the hand of or relating to Arthur Owen Vaughan, comprising:
Fringed leather pouch decorated with multicoloured beading, possibly of Native American manufacture, together with cloth band which may once have attached the pouch to its wearer.

What appear to be draft verses by Arthur Owen Vaughan, ending 'Believe me girls you'll always prove / it wisest in the end / To love your husband truly and his / every wish attend'.
Poem in Vaughan's hand titled 'Sword Song'.

Press cutting from the Western Mail, 23 August 1923, containing letter sent in by J. Glyn Davies regarding Arthur Owen Vaughan's rôle in the 1911 investiture of Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor) as Prince of Wales.
Press cutting, [?1919], relating to an address delivered by Arthur Owen Vaughan to the members of the Manchester Welsh National Society.

Genealogical table of Iorwerth mab Owain Gwynedd (Iorwerth Drwyndwn) (c. 1130-1174), eldest legitimate son of Owain Gwynedd (c. 1100-1170) and father of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn Fawr) (c. 1173-1240), with accompanying observations, in the hand of Arthur Owen Vaughan.

Each item(s) kept in separate marked envelopes.

Card decorated with pressed flowers against a cruciform, inscribed in French 'N.-D. [?Notre Dame] de Sion, à Jérusalem Fleurs de Jérusalem', together with printed poem titled 'Calvary'. Kept in envelope inscribed 'Sent by General Gordon from the Garden of Gethsemane' and (?in another hand): 'Given by Mrs [?]Suttees Altnalt to Robert Schofield [sic] Milne [sic] (AOV) when serving in the Royal Dragoons.' Kept in marked envelope.

A series of letters, 1908-1909, largely to H. S. Osment, consultant engineer, Lima, from [?A. J. Chambers], relating to the discovery and mining of gold in Central America. One letter includes a hand-drawn map of potential mining sites.

Letter, 29 May 1913, from the Vickers Ltd manufacturing company, London, titled 'Ordinance Q.F. 75 m/m Mountain. Design No. 35672.G' and marked 'Confidential' enclosing diagrammatical drawings of military equipment and machinery.

Letter, dated 15 August 1914, from the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing company based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, presumably to Arthur Owen Vaughan, relating to 'a mountain battery for use with a Volunteer corps in Wales'.

Letter, 7 October 1914, from Arthur Owen Vaughan to 'E.O.' regarding Vaughan's failure to attain command of the Welsh Horse regiment, despite the fact that it was Vaughan who raised the numbers. The letter is signed 'Owen Rhoscomyl'.

Letter, 17 May 1919, from Katherine Vaughan, wife of Arthur Owen Vaughan, to her daughter Nest. In her list of items which accompanies this donation, Vaughan's granddaughter Vicki Matthew notes in relation to this letter: 'A letter written from the Château La Lovie, Poperinghe .... from Catherine [sic] Vaughan to my mother Nest who was left with the Misses Herbert who ran a school for girls in Dinas Powys I think. Catherine [sic] would probably have known how ill her husband was at that stage, as he died of cancer on 15th October 1919.'

Fragment of a letter in Vaughan's hand to an unknown recipient, signed 'Faithfully - A. O. Vaughan'. No apparent date.

Postcard note addressed to Egerton Phillimore from minister, academic and lexicographer Daniel Silvan Evans (1818-1903) relating to place names referenced in the Book of Taliesin. Card annotated by Egerton Phillimore.

Copi o'r llyfr, 'Y ferch ieuanc' gan y Parch. David Williams, Cwmyglo (Caernarfon, 1896), a roddwyd yn anrheg i Jennet Ann Richards, Hirwaun (30 Mai 1883 - 21 Awst 1971) yn 1897 oddi wrth ei thad. Yn nhu blaen y gyfrol, wedi'i phastio ar y dudalen gyntaf, mae llythyr ati oddi wrth O. M. Edwards ynghylch aelodaeth Urdd y Delyn. Priododd â Rhys Davies, Aber-craf, a buont yn byw yno am flynyddoedd. Bu farw Rhys Davies yn 1927 ac yn ddiweddarach symudodd Mrs Davies i Abertawe, lle y bu farw yn 1971.

Llythyr, 22 Medi 1897, at Robert (Silyn) Roberts oddi wrth Mary Parry (wedyn Mary Silyn Roberts), Balmoral House, Neuadd Alexandra, Aberystwyth, lle 'roedd Mary (yn ugain oed) yn lletya tra'n darlithio ym Ngholeg Prifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth. Cyfeiria at ei bywyd a'i gwaith yn Aberystwyth; at ei hewyrth, y Parchedig John Williams, Corwen [arnod yn llaw Mary Silyn Roberts: 'Rev. J. Wms Corwen'], a'i wraig, a fu'n gwmni iddi hyd Amwythig; at Tom, ei chefnder; ac yn gresynu nad oes cyfle ganddi ar hyn o bryd i gyfarfod â Silyn, ac y byddai'n well ganddi na fyddai ef yn dod i Aberystwyth i'w gweld. = Letter, 22 September 1897, to Robert (Silyn) Roberts from Mary Parry (afterwards Mary Silyn Roberts), Balmoral House, Alexandra Hall, Aberystwyth, where Mary (aged twenty) was staying while lecturing at Aberystwyth University. References to her life and work in Aberystwyth; to her uncle, the Reverend John Williams, Corwen [annotation in Mary Silyn Roberts' hand: 'Rev. J. Wms Corwen'], and his wife, who accompanied her on her journey as far as Shrewsbury; to her cousin Tom; and regrets that she has no opportunity to meet up with Silyn for a while, and that it would be best if he didn't visit her at Aberystwyth.

Llythyr, 14 Mai 1899, at Robert (Silyn) Roberts oddi wrth Mary Parry (wedyn Mary Silyn Roberts), Coleg Prifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth, yn cyfeirio at nodiadau llenyddol a fenthycwyd iddi gan Silyn, at iechyd Silyn, ac at ei ddewisiadau gyrfäol yn ôl capeli a cholegau; yn poeni am iechyd meddwl un 'R. C. Allen'; cyfeiriad at fynychu darlith dan ofal yr Athro Syr Edward Anwyl (1866-1914) ac at ei gwaith academaidd; ei dymuniad i ddysgu chwarae tennis; cyfeiriad at ei brodyr, Evan a Henry, yn arbennig beth a ddylai cam nesaf Evan fod o ran astudiaeth a gyrfa. Arnodiad yn llaw Mary Silyn Roberts. = Letter, 14 May 1899, to Robert (Silyn) Roberts from Mary Parry (afterwards Mary Silyn Roberts), University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. References to literary notes lent her by Silyn, to Silyn's health, and to his career choices in terms of chapels and colleges; her concern for the mental health of one 'R. C. Allen'; her attendance at a lecture given by Professor Sir Edward Anwyl (1866-1914), and her academic work; her wish to learn to play tennis; mentions her brothers, Evan and Henry, with particular reference to Evan's study and career options. Annotation in the hand of Mary Silyn Roberts.

Dau gopi o lythyr, 15 Chwefror 1925, a ysgrifennwyd gan Robert (Silyn) Roberts at ei wraig Mary Silyn Roberts. Cyfeirir at gynhadledd [?Cymdeithas Addysg y Gweithwyr] y bu Silyn yn rhan ohoni ym Mae Colwyn, a sut y ffurfiwyd pwyllgor yno i greu cangen Gogledd Cymru o'r Gymdeithas yn rhanbarth annibynnol, gyda Silyn yn ysgrifennydd iddo. Awgryma geiriau clo Silyn nad oedd Mary wedi bod yn dda yn ddiweddar. Ceir mân wahaniaethau rhwng y ddau gopi, ond mae hanfod y llythyr yn aros yr un fath. Gweler hefyd Gohebiaeth rhwng Swyddfa Ranbarthol Cymdeithas Addysg y Gweithwyr, Bangor a Choleg Harlech = Two copies of a letter, 15 February 1925, written by Robert (Silyn) Roberts to his wife Mary Silyn Roberts, referencing a [?Workers' Educational Association] conference in which he took part, and the formation there of a committee to establish the North Wales branch of the WEA as an independent district, with Silyn as its secretary. Silyn's closing words suggest that Mary had recently been unwell. There are some minor differences between the two copies, but the essence of their contents remains the same. See also Correspondence between the Workers' Educational Association District Office, Bangor and Coleg Harlech.

Nodiadau ynghylch gwaith gweinyddol Cymdeithas Addysg y Gweithwyr ysgrifennwyd, 1 Gorffennaf 1930, gan Mary Silyn Roberts at ei gŵr Robert (Silyn) Roberts ar gyfer ei ddychweliad o daith i Rwsia, tra 'roedd hithau ar fîn cychwyn ar daith i Ddenmarc, ynghyd â chyfeiriadau Mary Silyn Roberts tra byddai'n aros yn Nenmarc. Bu farw Silyn ar y 15fed o Awst y flwyddyn honno. Gweler hefyd Gohebiaeth rhwng Swyddfa Ranbarthol Cymdeithas Addysg y Gweithwyr, Bangor a Choleg Harlech = Notes regarding administrative work relating to the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) written, 1 July 1930, by Mary Silyn Roberts to her husband Robert (Silyn) Roberts, to be read on his return from a visit to Russia, while she was about to depart for a visit to Denmark, together with a note of Mary Silyn Roberts' addresses during her stay in Denmark. Silyn died on 15th August of that year. See also Correspondence between the Workers' Educational Association District Office, Bangor and Coleg Harlech.

Printed books comprising: copies (three volumes) of The Mabinogion translated by Lady Charlotte Guest (1902); two copies of The Scent of the Rose, a series of romantic poems by 'Y Rhosyn Du' (a pseudonym of Arthur Owen Vaughan) (1899); a copy of the preliminary volume of The 'Matter of Wales' by Arthur Owen Vaughan (1913).
All three volumes of The Mabinogion are annotated in Vaughan's hand.
One copy of The Scent of the Rose bears the signature of academic, songwriter and poet J. Glyn Davies (for whose correspondence with Vaughan, see J. Glyn Davies Papers at NLW), the date '30-6-'03' in Vaughan's hand and the annotation 'A romance in verse by Owen Rhoscomyl' also in Vaughan's hand; both copies additionally annotated in Vaughan's hand.
The 'Matter of Wales' contains a pencil note on the end-page, ?possibly in J. Glyn Davies' hand.
Printed proof copy (according to Vicki Matthew's notes) of Arthur Owen Vaughan's novel The House of the Twisted Sapling, which appears to have been published in instalments in a magazine or periodical. Text includes some annotations and corrections in Vaughan's hand.
Printed publicity leaflet with details of Arthur Owen Vaughan's novels Isle Raven (1908), Vronina (1906), Old Fireproof (1906) and Sweet Rogues (1907).