The series includes a collection of index cards used by the Librarian to keep a record of books held in the Cymmrodorion library, a record of books sold to libraries and Cymmrodorion members, and a register of manuscript articles.
Records of books in the Cymmrodorion library
Index cards containing the titles, registration and shelf numbers of books in the Cymmrodorion library
Records of books sent to libraries and Cymmrodorion members
A rough list, notes and a collection of index cards containing records of books sent to various libraries and Cymmrodorion members. There is also a typed list of the Cymmrodorion books earmarked to be deposited at the National Library of Wales, together with copies of letters related to this deposit.
Register of manuscript articles
The volume comprises details of manuscript articles found or examined. Entered in tabular form, information is given on the date found or examined; registration number given; where the manuscript was found and what condition it was in; the name of the author; the number of pages, and any missing pages; date and size; details of publication; whether hanwritten or typescript, and what language; a classification code; and the name and address of the recipient if the manuscript was disposed of.
John Charles Jones' personal papers
The series comprises personal papers and letters relating to various sapects of the private life of J. Charles Jones, including papers and letters relating to his father, the Rev. R. Charles Jones, and his mother, Mrs Margaret Jones
Includes letters relating to J. Charles Jones' domestic concerns, such as altering and decorating his home at 13, The Green, Twickenham, Middlesex. Other letters reflect various personal interests.
Includes letters relating to the financial support provided for the education of two children belonging to the Newman family of Kingston-on-Thames through the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls and the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys
Includes correspondence relating to the pension of J. Charles Jones' mother and to the gravestone inscription of his father. There is also a copy of the Rev. R. Charles Jones' obituary (in Welsh) from Y Goleuad, 11 March 1925, and two postcard photographs of Mrs Margaret Jones
Financial records of the Rev. Robert Charles Jones
Comprises account books and a subscription book to the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Porthaethwy, 1924
The Gwynedd Lodge correspondence
Letters to and from J. Charles Jones relating to the Gwynedd Lodge. He was Assistant Secretary to the Lodge during this period.
This group reflects the varied activities of the Cymmrodorion: erecting memorials for eminent Welsh figures; publishing scholarly works of Welsh interest; arranging the annual dinner and other functions; newspaper reports of Cymmrodorion meetings and other events; notes of Cymmrodorion lectures and addresses; and addresses conneceted with special occasions.
Memorials, testimonial funds and commemoration papers
The series comprises correspondence, financial papers and title deeds relating to erecting monuments or collecting testimonial funds for prominent Welshmen.
Letters offering subscriptions towards the building of a memorial at Penrhosllugwy to Lewis Morris and his brothers Richard and William Morris, who, in 1751, were mainly instrumental in founding the Society of Cymmrodorion
Bishop William Morgan commemoration service
The file comprises correspondence, related papers and newspaper cuttings concerning Bishop William Morgan's commemoration service held at the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, 9 December 1954, organised by J. L. C. Cecil-Williams on the 350th anniversary of Bishop Morgan's death in 1604.
The file comprises circular letters and appeals on behalf of various memorial and testimonial fund committees to commemorate Llywelyn ein Llyw Olaf, King Edward VII (Prince of Wales), Ceiriog, Mr Owen Owen, Pedrog, Hedd Wyn, Sir John Rhys, Eifionydd, and Lord Davies of Llandinam; and letters sent to the Cymmrodorion Secretary regarding a memorial to the late Joseph Edwards.
The file comprises correspondence relating to the work of replacing a slate tablet at the entrance to the field in Penrhosllugwy where the Morris Memorial stood, and the practical arrangements with the Tablet unveiling ceremony, 11 June 1945. There are also letetrs concerning the proposed Morysiaid library/Museum at Holyhead, and other issues related to the Morris brothers.
Robert Hughes Testimonial Fund
Letters sent to Sir E. Vincent Evans from the Robert Hughes Testimonial Fund Committee appealing for help from the London members of the Cymmrodorion Society.
Letters sent to Sir E. Vincent Evans relating to the Hwfa Mon Memorial Fund for the purpose of erecting a memorial to the late Rev. Archdruid Hwfa Mon (Rowland Williams) in the cemetery at Rhyl where he was buried. There is also a copy of the Memorial Committee's appeal and circular letter.
The file comprises letters sent to Sir E. Vincent Evans relating to the arrangement of a testimonial to T. J. Evans in recognition of the invaluable services rendered by him to the London Welsh community.