The collection comprises the UCW Agricultural Debating Society minute books, 1920-1963, and a file of correspondence, 1960-1973; agricultural club minute books, 1929-1939; and the rustics' club minute book, 1933-1940.
University College of Wales (Aberystwyth, Wales). Agricultural Debating Society.
Six exercise books containing a collection of local folk-rhymes, riddles, customs, and superstitions; accounts of fairs and of other events in the parish of Llanwenog; and a list of subscribers to the Mary Thomas Testimonial, 1922.
One of two albums which belonged to Henry Blackwell (1851-1928), New York, containing press cuttings, mainly of Welsh and Welsh-American interest, from Welsh, English and American newspapers and journals, 1885-1892.
Papers, 1871-1884, of D[avid] Griffith Davies, Castle Green, mainly relating to the Cardigan and River Tivy Improvement Scheme; official reports on the alleged pollution of the river Tivy by lead mines, etc.; an official letter written from Whitehall by Henry Fitzroy on behalf of Viscount Palmerston, 1853, relating to the withdrawal of troops stationed at Cardigan.
A statement signed by Ebenezer Richard on behalf of the Cardiganshire Calvinistic Methodist monthly meeting, held at Ponterwyd, 19 September 1833, certifying that Phillips was 'an Accredited Preacher in the Welch Calvinistic Connexion'; a letter, 5 December 1839, from Lewis Edwards, Bala, to Phillips; an account of 'The Bangor Controversy - 'Dadl Bangor'' occasioned by a lecture given by Phillips at the Tabernacle Chapel, Bangor on 19 November 1850 on 'Romanism, the Church and Dissent'; a copy of John Phillips: Dadl Bangor, yn cynnwys Sylwadau a draddodwyd mewn Darlith Gyhoeddus ... (Caernarfon, 1852).
Rent book for Tyddyn Pendre and Tir y Dre, parish of Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, being part of the estate of the Vaughan family of Golden Grove, containing details of rent paid by the successive tenants, William Melcher and Griffith Thomas, to Charles [Powlett], 3rd duke of Bolton, to John Vaughan of Shenfield, Essex, who inherited the estate in 1752, and to his son Richard Vaughan.
The fonds comprises research material relating to drovers and drove roads in Wales, and in other parts of Britain and Ireland, reflecting R. G. Avent's interest in the subject. The papers include manuscript notes, notebooks and offprints from journals and magazines, together with some related publications. Also included is a card index containing references to relevant printed sources, some of which are cross-referenced with the notes.
Research papers of Professor T. V. Davies, 1981-[c. 1991], into the farms and farmers of Senghenydd Supra in the parishes of Gelligaer and Merthyr Tydfil including photocopies of documents in the Public Record Office, National Library of Wales, Glamorgan County Record Office, and Gwent County Record Office; miscellaneous research notes and transcripts; draft chapters; papers relating to the Llantrisant and District Local History Society, 1981-1990; letters to T. V. Davies, [c.1984]-1990; and typescripts of his lectures to history societies, 1988-1989.
Deeds, plans, wills, marriage settlements and other papers, 1709-1940, relating to the Ffrwdgrech estate, Llanfaes, Brecknockshire, and to lands in neighbouring parishes.
Deeds and documents, 1740-1856, relating to properties in the parishes of Henllanfallteg, Llanboidy, Llanwinio, and Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, and St. Davids, Pembrokeshire; miscellaneous papers, 1876 - c. 1960, relating to St. Davids; and a pedigree, compiled by Major Francis Jones, of the Devonald and Morse families of Llanfyrnach and the associated family of Skeel of Trewilym, Pembrokeshire, 1886-1905.
Seven deeds, 1675-1721, relating to properties in Ystrad, Cilcennin, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, Llanddewi Aberarth, Dihewyd, Ciliau Aeron, Llannarth, Llansanffraid, Henfynyw, Llanbadarn Fawr and Aberystwyth, co. Cardigan, and Harplesmore and Folkeston, Pembrokeshire.
Sermons preached at Efenechtyd and Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, 1810-1830, by John Jones of Plasynllan, Llangynhafal, rector of Efenechtyd, 1799-1817, and of Llangynhafal, 1817-1830, and brother of Robert Jones, the friend of William Wordsworth; and a copy of Mawr werth enaid dyn (Caernarvon, 1805).
