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A small collection of material of miscellaneous interest acquired by Mr William Griffiths, formerly of Foyle's Bookshop in London, including a letter to him from Nikolai Tolstoy, 1960, and a letter from John Thomas, harpist to Queen Victoria, 1875, and from the soprano Edith Wynne.
Includes five photographs numbered 6394997/1-5 - a studio portrait of German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician & archaeologist Theodor Mommsen by Giacomo Brogi, Firenze; two cartes de visite (cdv) of George Eliot by The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company; a cdv of 'Gladsone & Grandson'; one cdv titled '14 views of Beddgelert' by Francis Bedford.

William Glynne-Jones papers, 1936-1974, comprising autograph drafts and notes for an autobiography, his novels and short stories; letters, 1946-1955, from Dr Thomas Jones CH; typescripts and cuttings of various stories and articles; and letters, 1944-1969, to William Glynne-Jones offering him moral and financial support. The correspondents include Richard Burton, 1951-1968, Dr Thomas Jones CH, 1946-1954, and Emlyn Williams, 1944-1969.

Typescript and manuscript notes, with sketches, [1920s]-[1930s], of William Giles, relating to drafts of books and essays, and lecture notes; letters from Giles to Mrs Hondius-Crone, 1938; letters, 1939-1953, to Mrs Hondius-Crone relating to Giles and his work; printed material, 1937, relating to Giles's term of office as President of the Society of Graver-Printers in Colour; and obituary notes on Giles by Mrs Hondius-Crone, [1939].

Papers of William George, Criccieth, consisting of his personal and family correspondence, diaries and notes, 1881-1960, and papers relating to his publications and public life (including political, legal, religious and Welsh cultural material), 1883-1958, together with diaries, 1881-1915, of Richard Lloyd ('Uncle Lloyd'), and a considerable amount of correspondence and other papers relating to members of the George family, the Lloyd family and the Lloyd George family, 1766-1981. Of particular interest is a very substantial group of papers of David Lloyd George, including: correspondence with William George, mostly 1886-1918; diaries, 1878-1892; letters from prominent politicians, 1879-1913; other letters, including many to family members, 1883-1928; letters from his secretaries, 1906-1963; and working drafts and notes in preparation for his speeches.

Music manuscripts and personal papers of the composer William George, 1865-1920, including anthems, [1900]-1920; hymns, 1894-1920; part-songs, [1901]-1908; marching songs, 1901-1913; secular music, 1910-1917; duets, 1913-1919.

Papers of William George, 1875-1952, including George family papers, 1875-[1932]; and papers relating to the Liverpool Welsh National Society, 1898-1956.

The author's manuscript, 1724, of A Welsh Grammar. Or A short and easie Introduction to the Welsh Tongue ... (Carmarthen, 1727) by William Gambold (1672-1728), rector of Puncheston, Pembrokeshire.

Autograph letter, dated 1 September 1646, from William Foxwist, Recorder of St Albans, Hertfordshire, to his mother, Mrs Ellen Wynne, at Caernarfon, mainly containing instructions for the management of his estate in Caernarvonshire (ff. 1-2; text on f. 1 recto-verso).
Added in an eighteenth-century hand is a biographical note relating to Foxwist and his wife (f. 2). A few pencil annotations, [?late 19 cent.], have been added to the letter (f. 1 recto-verso), with a note in the same hand on the accompanying leaf (f. i).

A copy of an address delivered by William Evans (1864-1934), Porth from the chair of the Welsh Baptist Union, 1931.

Autograph draft, 1932, of an apparently unpublished essay relating to the Romans in Anglesey and a reproduction, 1951, of a chart entitled The Bardic Circle ..., which illustrates the structure and history of the bardic or druidic circle, both in the hand of William Evans ('Wil Ifan o Fôn') of Pen-y-bont, Pentraeth, Anglesey.

Copies of letters sent by William Evans, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, 1845-1850, mainly to his brother in America.

Accounts of the grocer William Evans, 1913-1945; together with some receipts, 1898-1923, a tithe bill, 1898 and tenancy documents for properties in Llanfihangel Penbedw, Llanfair Nant-gwyn, Castellan Chapel and Penrith (Penrhydd), [Pembrokeshire].

Diaries and journals of tours of William Dillwyn, 1774-1775, 1777, 1781-1790, recording his departure from Pennsylvania for England, tours of parts of England and south Wales, his religious, political and business activities, the anti-slavery committee, and family business.

An essay on the history of the literature of Wales, entitled Hanes Llenyddiaeth y Cymry, by William Davies (Gwilym Teilo) (1831-1892), which was awarded first prize at the Caernarvon National Eisteddfod, 1862.

Natural history diaries, 1935-1998, field notes, 1952-1994, typescript and published articles, 1947-1998, notes and correspondence relating to his books, 1933-1998, and to various natural history and historical subjects, card indexes, 1930-1998, and printed pamphlets, papers and books relating to Henry Thoreau, 1943-1999. There are several files of general personal correspondence, 1938-2016, including letters from R.S. Thomas. Inevitably, there are considerable overlaps between the various subsections of the archive, since Condry's interests, professional duties and literary activities were inextricably linked. Additional correspondence and papers, 1948-2020, including the files of letters from R. S. Thomas and his wife Mildred Elsie Eldridge (Elsi), 1968-1998, were transferred to NLW in December 2015, May 2018 and June 2020; a further letter, [c. 1946], by William Condry to Ray Perry, was donated in January 2016; a letter by Condry to his niece, Christine Demmar, enclosing a story about a pet jackdaw, was donated in August 2016; and transcript of a speech given by Chris Fuller at the opening of the William Condry centenary exhibition at MOMA, Machynlleth, in September 2018., donated in October 2018.

Eleven letters, 1829-1834, from William Cobbett (1763-1835), journalist and politician, to William Williams (1788-1865), at the time a merchant of Watling Street, London, but later MP for Coventry and then for Lambeth, mainly concerning political matters.

Twenty-two letters, 1831-1834, from William Carey, bishop of St Asaph, to the Rev. T. G. Roberts, rector of Llanrwst, discussing Welsh church affairs and clergy within the diocese, with occasional references to national events, particularly to the anti-tithe agitation.

Manuscripts of, or relating to, William Baxter, [c. 1701]-1737, comprising his commentary on Juvenal's Satires, [c. 1701], notes on the Codex Bezae text of the New Testament, [?early 18 cent.], and a transcript by Moses Williams of the Juvenal commentary, 1732-1737.

A document confirming the acceptance of William Abraham ('Mabon', 1842-1922), MP for the Rhondda and first President of the South Wales Federation of Coalminers, to the Privy Council, 4 February 1911.

Deeds and documents relating to the Willans family and the Dolforgan estate, Ceri, co. Mont.