Dangos 14785 canlyniad

Account books, 1796-1942, containing details of receipts and payment in respect of Ellen Glynne's charity, including details of rents received from trust property in the parishes of Llandwrog and Llanllyfni, co. Caernarfon, and in the parish of Llangoed, co. Anglesey.

The collection includes deeds and documents, 1626-1871, relating to members of Griffith Evans's family; family personalia, [c. 1830]-1887; portraits and photographs, 1852-1931; professional diplomas awarded to Griffith Evans, 1855-1870; papers deriving from his career, 1872-1917; papers relating to the discovery of Trypanosoma Evansi in Surra, 1880-1935; general tributes paid to Griffith Evans, 1931-1935; tributes paid to him on the occasion of his hundredth birthday and papers relating to the birthday celebrations, 1935; miscellaneous papers found in his wallet after his death; extracts from diaries and notes made with a view to the preparation of an autobiography, 1869-1942; extracts from letters and books made by Dr Erie Evans; academic notes and transcriptions of documents made by Griffith Evans; offprints, monographs and other printed materials, 1822-1931; religious questionnaires, 1926, on personal attitudes towards religion and religious experiences; general correspondence, 1857-1935, addressed to Griffith Evans; press cuttings; miscellaneous photographs and prints; and extracts from Griffith Evans's journal of his visit to North America from Canada, 1864.

Diary for the period 30 September-9 December 1941 of Lady Megan Lloyd George (1902-66), Member of Parliament for Anglesey, 1929-51, and for Carmarthen, 1957-66, containing occasional entries relating to the progress of the Second World War with references to Winston Churchill and other contemporary figures.

A scrapbook of press cuttings, 1859-1904, mostly of illustrations and Welsh poetry, compiled by T. Glwysfryn Hughes, Liverpool, including some of his own poems, together with related correspondence, 1858-1941.

Papers of and relating to Sir Daniel Lleufer Thomas, 1599-1941, comprising general correspondence of Sir Daniel Lleufer Thomas, 1893-1919 and 1922-1940; general correspondence of Lady Thomas, 1895-1941; American letters from descendants of relatives who emigrated, 1873-1931; letters of Welsh interest mainly concerning localities and place-names, 1892-1919; letters relating to T.E. Ellis, 1898-1935; personal letters and cards from Daniel Lleufer Thomas to his wife, 1902; political letters, 1906-1933; papers relating to Daniel Lleufer Thomas's legal career and interests, 1891-1938; subject files relating to his public offices, including his appointment to the Welsh Land Commission, 1887-1941, societies and institutions to which he belonged, 1886-1940, Llandovery School, 1880-1935, the translator and poet Richard Morris Lewis, 1866-1933, general literary and historical interests, 1889-1940, and miscellaneous subjects, 1915-1933; and personal papers which include deeds of Brynmaen, once the family home, 1599-1885, and diaries of Daniel Lleufer Thomas and Lady Thomas, 1892-1899.

Papers, 1844-1941, of the Williams family of Acre House, Acrefair, mainly comprising letters, including family correspondence and letters received from relatives in Glamorgan, from the Pugh family, and from relatives in the USA, [late 19th cent.]-[early 20th cent.]; letters to the Rev. Ebenezer John Williams, mostly relating to his duties as minister and the chapel and water works in Llanwddyn, 1882-1889; and letters to John Williams, [late 19th cent.], mostly relating to the iron industry. The archive also includes diaries of John Williams, 1844-1897; notebooks, accounts and other documents, 1856-1893, relating to the ironworks in Ruabon and South Wales; diaries and notebooks of the Rev. Ebenezer John Williams, 1869-1935 (including chapel committee notes, accounts, Sunday School registers, and sermon notes); diaries and notebooks of Rev. John Pugh, 1849-1890, (including one containing his autobiography); papers relating to Liberal Party election campaigns in Montgomeryshire and Denbighshire, [late 19th cent.]; deeds, 1842-1921, mostly relating to property in Dowlais; papers relating to schools, [late 19th cent.]-[early 20th cent.], including school notebooks, prospectuses of schools including Holt Academy, and papers relating to the founding of British schools in the Cefn Mawr district and elsewhere.

How a Folk Tale is Told (broadcast) by Robin Flower. (Typescript.) English. In boards. Copied from the script lent by the author.

A typescript copy, 1940, of a work entitled 'The Tribal System in Wales Examined', together with notes on signalling, 1917.

A draft, with numerous emendations, of an essay in Welsh on Welsh folklore.

A volume, 1900-[1940s], detailing the history of the Lloyd family of Cwm Bychan, near Harlech, Merioneth, containing numerous painted coats of arms, illuminated initials and other illustrations. It was begun in 1900 by Llewelyn Lloyd and added to probably by his son Guy Ynyr Llewelyn Lloyd and other descendants.
The main body of the text (pp. 9-67) chronicles the descent of the family from the 10th century figure, Gwaethvoed Vawr (p. 9), via the lords of Nannau, Merioneth (pp. 17-39), to the Llwyds of Cwm Bychan (pp. 41-49), and then to their descendants in Flintshire, including the Rev. John Lloyd of Caerwys (pp. 52-57) and Angharad Llwyd (pp.58-59), Llewelyn Lloyd (pp. 64-65) and Guy Ynyr Llewelyn Lloyd (pp. 66-67). Successive generations, each with painted coats of arms, are recorded on a recto and additional information inserted on the verso opposite. Prefatory material (pp. v-vi, 1-8) includes heraldic devices and quotations. Items pasted into the volume include bookplates, 1747-[late 19 cent] (inside front cover, p. i), photographs of gravestones and memorials, 1899-[?1920s] (pp. 27-28, 53, 64-65), a note concerning John Lloyd, [1793x1798], possibly in the hand of Thomas Pennant (p. 56e), and pedigrees drawn up by Philip H. Lawson of Chester, 1919 (pp. 46a-d, 56a-d). Another pedigree by Lawson, 1919, found loose in the volume, is in an archival envelope. An inscription by the donors, 2006, is on p. iii.

A holograph copy, 1940, of 'Hen Anedd-dai Adfeiliedig Cefnddwysarn a'r Cylch', an account by Richard Owen, Sarnau, Llandderfel, of the ruined houses of Cefn-ddwysarn, Llandderfel, Merionethshire.

This collection is from the library of Robert Davies Roberts and relates principally to family history and to the antiquities of Denbighshire.

Manuscripts of Benjamin Millingchamp, [17 cent.]-1829, including manuscripts of Persian poetry and prose, [17 cent.]-[18 cent.]; translations of Persian works, [?18 cent., last ¼]-[early 19 cent.]; manuscripts in Hindustani and Rekhta, [18 cent., last ¼]; letters and papers, 1778-1829, including Millingchamp's certificate of proficiency in Persian; Indian travel journals, 1781-1782; a diary, 1796; and sermons, [late 18 cent.]-[early 19 cent.]. Also included is the manuscript of Herbert M. Vaughan's biography of Millingchamp, 1940.

Thirty-three autograph and typescript letters, 1935-40, from Dylan Thomas to the novelist, critic and broadcaster Desmond Hawkins, containing personal news and comments on his literary work, including a detailed response (ff. 25-9) to Hawkins's questions about poems included in The Map of Love (London, 1939). Two sketches pasted on to ff. 18 and 19 do not appear to be Thomas's work. The letters were published in Ferris, Paul (ed.): The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas (London, 1985).

This collection includes poetry written while Nicholas was imprisoned in Swansea and Brixton, 1940, together with letters, 1910-1914, to Nicholas, and a translation into English, [c. 1910], of Nicholas's poem Sarah.

Tair anerchiad, gan John Puw, Blaenlliw, Llanuwchllyn, Syr Wynn Powell Wheldon a Mr W. R. Jones, a draddodwyd adeg dadorchuddio cofeb Syr O. M. Edwards yn Llanuwchllyn, 1940. = Three addresses, by John Puw, Blaenlliw, Llanuwchllyn, Sir Wynn Powell Wheldon and Mr W. R. Jones, delivered at the unveiling of the Sir O. M. Edwards memorial in Llanuwchllyn, 1940.

Part of the original manuscript, 1940, of the MA thesis of Mary Clement, Llanelli, entitled 'Hanes yr S.P.C.K. yn Sir Gaerfyrddin o 1700 hyd 1750 gyda chyfeiriad arbennig at John Vaughan, Cwrt Derllys, a'i waith', submitted to the University of Wales at UCW Aberystwyth. It comprises transcripts and abstracts of the correspondence of John Vaughan (1663-1722), of Derllys, with the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, concerning the supply of Bibles and other Christian publications for distribution in Welsh parishes. Most of the original correspondence and records are held at the SPCK headquarters in London.

A typescript copy, dated 1940, of 'Life and Letters of the Venerable Archdeacon Benjamin Millingchamp, DD, Plas Llangoedmore, Cardiganshire' by Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan, with accompanying photographs. The typescript was copied at NLW from Vaughan's draft manuscript, now NLW MSS 13915-6B.

A typescript, prepared for the press, of Iorwerth C. Peate's essay 'The Welsh House: a study in folk culture', published in Y Cymmrodor, 47 (1940).
The volume includes the title page, dedication and preface (ff. i-v), contents (f. vi), a list of illustrations (ff. vii-xxi; the illustrations are not included), the main text (ff. 1-254) and bibliography (ff. 255-275). There are some manuscript annotations and corrections, with a number of significant additions (ff. 11, 67, 154 verso, 163 verso, 179 and 249 verso). The printed version includes a few additional changes and an index. A revised edition was published in 1944.

Papers, [?1918]-[?1939], collected by Sir Alfred T. Davies, concerning the orthopaedic surgeons Hugh Owen Thomas and Sir Robert Jones. They include some seventeen letters to Davies, [1920s]-1933 (ff. 1-43, 100), along with printed items, press cuttings and miscellaneous notes relating mainly to Hugh Owen Thomas, [?1918]-[?1939] (ff. 44-72), and mainly to Sir Robert Jones, 1933-1937 (ff. 73-104).
The correspondents include Sir Robert Jones, [1920s]-1932 (ff. 1-4), C. L. R. Thomas, February-March 1933 (ff. 21-22, 27-42), and May McKisack, 19 July 1933 (f. 43); included among the letters are notes in Welsh, by the Rev. John Owen, on the Anglesey ancestry of Thomas and Jones (ff. 7-11), with an English translation (ff. 24-26), and a typescript draft of C. L. R. Thomas's memoir of his uncle Hugh Owen Thomas (ff. 28-40).