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University of Wales
Rhagolwg argraffu Gweld:

Political and Montgomeryshire Constituency Papers,

Includes correspondence and papers relating to the political dispute between Clement Davies and Lord Davies in 1938-39, and Lord Davies's attitudes towards national politics. There are several references to the 1943 by-election in the University of Wales parliamentary division. Includes letters from the Rev. Gwilym Davies, 1942, and Ifan ab Owen Edwards, 1942 (2 letters).

Davies, Clement, 1884-1962.

Music in education

Reports relating to music education in Caernarfonshire, minutes of the Sub-Committee of the county council; feedback from headmasters to a memorandum on music for schools; documents relating to music in schools throughout Wales in general; and related correspondence. J. Lloyd Williams is the author of a number of these reports and the file also includes a critical report by him on the role of Welsh music in the music departments of the University of Wales.

Letters from university principals to O. M. Edwards

The series contains letters with a mixture of personal and professional news. Many of the letters refer to matters relating to the University of Wales and the individual colleges: academic matters, research, appointments and buildings. There are also numerous references to developments in secondary education in Wales and to relations between the schools and the university. Some of the letters arrange meetings with O. M. Edwards. There are a few references to contemporary political life.

Letters from Sir John Morris-Jones to O. M. Edwards

The file comprises letters in which Sir John Morris-Jones discusses his career and activities, the contents of Welsh journals and literary matters (notably the contents of the journals edited by O. M. Edwards), his research work and publications. There are also numerous references to the University of Wales and to higher education and to academic matters more generally.

Morris-Jones, John, 1864-1929

University of Wales

The file consists of miscellaneous items accumulated by Lady White relating to the affairs of the University of Wales, mainly the proceedings of the Court and Council of the University, and events at the University of Wales Cardiff.

University of Wales papers,

Papers relating to the University of Wales comprising correspondence, minutes of meetings of the Council and the University Extension board, reports of extra-mural and tutorial classes, etc.

University of Wales

The file comprises five letters to David Jones from T. J. Morgan and others at the University of Wales relating to his honorary degree ceremony, with a typescript copy of his acceptance speech in absentia, 1960, and also draft letters from David Jones relating to the Aberystwyth degree ceremony and to an honorary degree from the University of St Andrews.

Morgan, T. J

Typescript letters

The file consists of typescript copies of correspondence, 1899-1938. They include letters, 1899-1919, from Sir Henry Jones, Glasgow, to Sir Harry Reichel, discussing educational matters in Wales, notably the affairs of the University of Wales, adult education, and the Workers' Educational Association. They also include correspondence, 1937-1938, between Dr Thomas Jones and Abraham Flexner, discussing events in the United States and political life in Britain.

Jones, Henry, Sir, 1852-1922

General letters to O. M. Edwards

The series comprises letters, 1880-1920, addressed to O. M. Edwards, from his first arrival at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, until the time of his death. Many of the letters are from prominent Welsh public figures. The early letters relate to Edwards's career as a student at the UCW, Aberystwyth, the University of Glasgow and Balliol College, Oxford. Some concern his preaching engagements, his plans and ambitions, while others give local news from the Llanuwchllyn area. Following his appointment as Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1889, many of the letters concern his academic work and university responsibilities, and there are numerous requests for references and testimonials from students and former students. Some correspondents write in relation to educational matters in Wales, notably the passage and operation of the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, 1889, and the affairs of the University of Wales. -- From the 1890s onwards many letters concern O. M. Edwards's editing of Cymru and Cymru'r Plant, and later Wales, Heddyw and Y Llenor. Intermingled with these letters are some which refer to personal events in Edwards's life: his marriage in 1891, the death of his father in 1895, and the death of the eldest son Owen ab Owen in 1897. In 1899 many letters concern the death of Thomas Edward Ellis MP, the selection of Edwards as his successor as Liberal MP for Merionethshire, and his brief sojourn in the House of Commons until July 1900. -- Throughout these years the letters abound with references to educational matters, notably within the Universities of Wales and Oxford. Others relate to Welsh literary and cultural matters, the publication of Cyfres y Fil and the organization of Urdd y Delyn. A few letters concern Edwards's researches, writings and academic publications. -- From 1907 onwards many of the letters relate to O. M. Edwards's duties as Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales. Throughout the remaining years there are numerous communications from Edwards's former students at Oxford, invitations to deliver lectures and attend various functions and events, and letters relating to the editing of journals, notably Cymru and Cymru'r Plant. Others concern literary, cultural and publishing matters, and many relate to educational themes. These are interspersed with congratulatory messages on receipt of the Medal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion in 1915 and a knighthood in January 1916. Many of the letters from the final years refer to O. M. Edwards's personal, health and family problems.

Urdd y Delyn

Pwyllgor 'Coleg Cymraeg'/'Welsh College' Committee

Yn cynnwys papurau, 1952-1955, yn tarddu o gyfarfodydd pwyllgor a sefydlwyd i ystyried priodoldeb sefydlu coleg Cymraeg ei iaith o fewn Prifysgol Cymru./ Includes papers, 1952-1955, deriving from the proceedings of a committee established to consider the suitability of establishing a Welsh medium college within the University of Wales.