The Chartist movement in Wales,
- NLW MS 12780C.
- Ffeil
- [1901x1937] /
A typescript copy of an essay ? by D. E. Jenkins on 'The Chartist Movement in Wales'.
The Chartist movement in Wales,
A typescript copy of an essay ? by D. E. Jenkins on 'The Chartist Movement in Wales'.
Rhan oNeuadd Wen Manuscripts,
An essay on Welsh surnames, with a list of suggested new surnames and directions for changing names, by Robert Griffith, Manchester.
Richard Griffith.
Richard Vaughan's Moulded in Earth,
Typescript draft by Ernest Lewis Thomas ('Richard Vaughan', 1904-1983) of his first novel, Moulded in Earth (London, 1951), with corrections by the author, being the final draft submitted to the publishers, incorporating a number of changes to the earlier manuscript draft (now NLW MS 14799C).
Vaughan, Richard, 1904-1983
Rhan oJohn Bedford Papers,
Papers relating to estate infrastructure at Cefn Cribwr, 1771-1785, including notes on the state of the roads at the forge; plans for two new canals at the forge and at a small colliery nearby; and some notes on stirring canals, improving meadows by mixing canal soils and lime, and on mending a broken dam. The file also contains pages from various booklets on water wheels and troughs; justifications for using one water wheel at Cefn Cribwr; and a printed plan of the canal from Coventry to Oxford, 1771.
Rhan oFloyd Manuscripts
Extracts, arranged by county, taken from entries relating to Wales in Calendars of State Papers, temp. Henry VIII - James I.
Notes and collectanea relating to folklore, mainly of Wales.
Rhan oEmlyn Evans Manuscripts,
A miscellaneous collection of tunes by E[dward] Stephen (Tanymarian) and others, copied by D. Emlyn Evans in 1870, and an unaccompanied part song, 'O, na bae', by D. Emlyn Evans.
Stephen, E. (Edward), 1822-1885
Papers, 1952-1953, of the director Gilbert Gunn relating to the production of the classic Welsh comedy-drama film 'Valley of song' (frequently referred to in these papers as 'Choir practice', the play which it is based on).
Gunn, Gilbert.
Papers of Christian Rebuild, 2000-2008, donated by its secretary The Reverend Christopher Gillham. Christian Rebuild is a UK Charity, first established in Wales, which gives aid to Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The papers include leaflets and correspondence relating to the charity.
Christian Rebuild.
Papers of and relating to the artist and poet Brenda Chamberlain including her radio script 'The Protagonists', 1967, exhibition catalogues, 1962-1973. Also included is a biographical note on the artist, 1973, for Forecast, newspaper of Bangor University students, on an exhibition of her works in the university.
Chamberlain, Brenda
A photocopy of 'What's in a name?', autobiography of boxer Beaumont Valentine Griffiths, known as Beau, born in 1931 in Gilfach Goch in the Rhondda Valley.
Griffiths, Beaumont Valentine.
Diaries, 1967-2010, of Iona Trefor Jones (1925-2011), relating mainly to her work with flowers, together with her reminiscences: ‘Cofio’ (in Welsh), and a scrapbook chronicling her contribution to flower festivals held in Chester Cathedral, Bangor Cathedral, Holyhead Parish Church and others.
Jones, Iona Trevor.
A volume containing culinary and medicinal recipes collected by Mrs John Llewellin, [1850x1870], in which sources are named, dates sometimes given, and comments included on the quality of the resulting fare or remedy.
Llewellin, John, Mrs
Reports re public library service delivery plans,
Two reports written by the donor, 1995 and 1996, for the Welsh Library Association, relating to the 'proposed provision of public library services in the new unitary authorities for Wales', together with an appendix to the second report.
Bamber, Anthony L.
A typescript work, The Monastic Houses of Wales and the Border by Robert Richards (1884-1954), MP for Wrexham, with autograph additions and corrections. For background material to this work see typescript schedule of Robert Richards Papers in NLW.
Richards, R. (Robert), 1884-
Images of Welsh Women as Portrayed by Anglo-Welsh Novelists 1850-1985,
A copy of Angela Fish's M. Phil thesis 'Images of Welsh Women as Portrayed by Anglo-Welsh Novelists 1850-1985' (University of Glamorgan, 1995)
Fish, Angela.
A copy of Barrie Williams's PhD thesis 'The Welsh Clergy 1558-1642' (Open University, 1998)
Williams, Barrie, Dr.
Letters, 1847-1873 and n.d., from Henry Griffiths of Brecon, Liverpool and Bowden, mainly relating to education in Wales and to the proposed Normal School at Brecon. One letter, 1854, contains adjudications in both Welsh and English by Griffiths on essays submitted for competition at an eisteddfod (see also a letter, 1854, relating to the adjudications), while another, 1862, to William Roberts, tutor at Brecon Independent College, relates to Griffiths's application for the Theological Chair at Carmarthen Presbyterian College.
Also included is a letter, 1889, from Samuel Job of Illinois; a letter, 1906, from Hugh Williams ('Hywel Cernyw') at Pontypridd; and a letter, 1928, from Caleb Lewis at Blaina, Monmouthshire. The last two letters relate to the Welsh periodicals of the time.
Research papers of the botanist Richard Henry Roberts, [1953]-[2002], a county recorder for the Botanical Society of the British Isles. The papers including field notes on plants in Anglesey, together with a copy of The flowering plant and ferns of Anglesey (Cardiff, 1982) by him and heavily annotated, and offprints of articles relating to his research.
Roberts, R. H. (Richard Henry), 1910-
A proposal, 1662, to establish a joint stock company for a fishery on the coast of Wales, together with a bill, 1730, concerning a cargo of French wine bound from Dublin to Chester. (Sir Richard Myddelton served as Collector and Surveyor of His Majesty's Customs from 1660 until 1686.)