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Records of the Bradford and District St David's Society ('Cymdeithas Dewi Sant Bradford a'r Cylch') including photocopies of the Society's minute books, 1929-1949, including minutes of executive committee meetings and annual general meetings; rules of the Society, and press cuttings relating to its activities; together with typescripts of the first part of the history of the Society, 1902-1914. Additional records were donated in April 2001, comprising photocopies of minute books, 1966-2000, including minutes of executive committee meetings and annual general meetings; together with a photocopy, in English and Welsh, of a brief history of the Society which was presented to the Trelew Eisteddfod committee during Mr Glyn G. Roberts's visit to Patagonia in Oct. 2000.

Further papers, 2000-2010, relating to the Bradford and District St David's Society. This group remains uncatalogued.

Photocopies of works by Robbit Jon Clow (Robert John Armstrong, 1877-1952) comprising an incomplete memoir of his mother entitled 'The Life of Frances Edwards' (1838-1921) written in a manuscript volume, dated 1932, which also includes the autobiography of Matthew Owen (1769-1839), cousin of Goronwy Owen (1723-69), and grandfather of Frances Edwards; together with an undated pamphlet The Royal Charter containing biographical information relating to Frances Edwards, with an account of the events leading up to the tragic end of the ship 'Royal Charter' which hit the rocks at Moelfre, Anglesey, on 26 October 1859 (Frances Edwards visited the scene of the disaster). She was also related to the Rev. John Elias (1774-1841) and, in 1860, she emigrated to Australia

Additional Dyfed Family History Society publications on microfiche comprising surveys of monumental inscriptions at St Davids Church, Llannarth, Y Drewen Independent Chapel, Bron-gwyn, Llanddeiniol Church, and Neuadd Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Llandysiliogogo, all in co. Cardigan; St Sawyl's Church, Llansawel, Llandyfeisant Church, Llan-y-crwys Church, Llidiadnennog Independent Chapel, Rhydcymerau Methodist Chapel, Rhydybont Independent Chapel, Capel yr Erw (Independent), Cellan, Caeronnen Unitarian Chapel, Bethel, Cynwyl Gaeo, Baptist Chapel, Cwrtycadno Methodist Chapel, Pumsaint Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Saron, Cwm Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo), Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Bethel, Parc-y-Rhos, Pencarreg Chapel, and St Cynwyl Church, Cynwyl Elfed, all in co. Carmarthen; St Michael's Church, Whitechurch, and Blaenwaun Baptist Chapel, St Dogmaels, co. Pembroke.

Photocopies of documents and photographs relating to the ancestors of Jon Bradley Jeffreys, including a genealogy of the Jeffreys family of Llywel, Breconshire, and Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire, 1400-1900, prepared by him, 1999; papers concerning the career of Admiral David Powell Price (1790-1854), together with his portrait, a transcript of his memorial tablet at Cil-y-cwm Church, Carmarthenshire, and an extract from the Mobile Press Register, 1980, referring to him; the pre-nuptial settlement, 1869, of Walter Powell Jeffreys (1843-1920) of Henllys near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, and his first wife Agnes Robinson (d. 1877), Frankton Grange, Ellesmere, Shropshire, referring to Llwynyfron and Llwynyfron Mill in the parish of Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire, together with a conveyance, 1886, concerning the same properties; a reprint of a tribute to his son Geoffrey Jeffreys (1885-1953) from The Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, April 1954; and a photocopy of Nicholas Robinson, Some memoirs of Nicholas Robinson 1769-1854 and his family (London, 1915), containing references to family members.

Additional records of Portland Street United Reform Church, Aberystwyth (see Annual Report 1985-86, p 62), formerly the English Congregational Church, Portland Street, comprising a volume entitled 'Records of the Congregational Church Assembling at Portland Street, Aberystwyth', including an historical account of the Church up to 1880; church minutes, 1868-93; roll of church members, 1868-99; marriage register, 1873-1900; baptismal register, 1869-98; and burial register, 1874-99; together with papers relating to the chapel organ, 1901-59, enclosed in the volume

Scrap books and press cuttings accumulated by E. Herber Evans and members of his family.

Cywyddau and poems in free metre by Morgan Prys, Cadwaladr Roberts, Huw Llwyd Cynfal, Ellis Rowland, Hugh ab Evan, Sion Dafydd Las, John Prichard Prys, and Evan Williams, with a few englynion.

Pedigrees of South Wales families, mainly of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, being a Copy of a Copy of an Old MS. supposed to have been written by Piercie Enderbie, author of Cambria Triumphans; a transcript of the charter of the town of Usk, 1416; and a letter, dated October 23, [16]97, from T.M. to Hopkin Thomas, Margam.

The first of two volumes of log books kept by David Jones, Aberystwyth, an apprentice on board the ship Alexandra, on two voyages from Liverpool to Calcutta and the two return voyages, 1868-9.

Eleven letters, 1776-1788, from Thomas Charles, Bala, to Edward Griffin.

The second of six volumes of the diaries, 1871-1919, of Edward John Clifford (1849-1931), stone mason, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, originally kept in shorthand but converted into longhand at the suggestion of J.T. Evans, rector of Stow-on-the-Wold.

Two volumes containing manuscript music, 1809-1828, one inscribed within by 'Mary Madocks, alias Williams, Vron-Iw, October 1809', and two volumes of printed music, one of which belonged to Mrs Henry Laird, inscribed within by 'Jessie Laird, 1879', and bearing the initials 'J.L.', and the other bearing the bookplate of Mrs Mevekson-Sandbach. One manuscript copy and a printed copy has 'Mrs Williams, 1822' written on their covers.

A volume containing photocopies of a collation of miscellaneous 11-plus examination papers, taken in Wales and England 1921-1949, accumulated by the Rev. J. Aelwyn Roberts, Bangor.

A volume of press cuttings taken from the Western Mail, August 1928, relating to the history of establishing the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth.

A microfilm copy of a transcript of Montgomeryshire Gaol Files, March and August 1588 and September 1589, from the records of Great Sessions in Wales.

A copy of a study by Dr Paul Russell entitled 'Vita Griffini Filii Conani', a work on the mediaeval Latin Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan, submitted for the Legonna Celtic Research Prize, 2003.

A copy of a study by Niall MacKenzie entitled 'Dougal MacCullony, I am glad to see thee!': Gaelic Etymology, Jacobite Culture, and 'Exodus Politics'', printed in Scottish Studies Review, 2.2 (Autumn 2001), and submitted for the Legonna Celtic Research Prize, 2003.

The file comprises a small folder of correspondence and two sale catalogues relating to David Lloyd George's family. They came from amongst the papers of J. E. Young, previously of Rhoslan, Cricieth.

A sermon by Ebenezer Williams, Defynnog, Brecknockshire.

A copy of Brian Martin Lodwick's M.Phil. thesis, 'The Oxford movement and the diocese of Llandaff during the nineteenth century' (University of Leeds, 1976).