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Including notes on Cyfarthfa Castle Museum; Kidwelly Church; Kerry and Cemais Churches and Dolforwyn Castle, co. Mont.; Ogam alphabet; Pentrefoelas; Dolguog and Farchoel, co. Mont.; the ford of Montgomery; John Ystumllyn 1754; Sycharth; Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa; Dinas Mawddwy; Caerwyddno; Dyffryn Castell, co. Card.; Meifod Church; Cefn Caer, Pennal; Nantyglo, Aberdyfi; Tregaron wedding, 1813; Llanio, Llanfair and Peterwell, co. Card.; St Davids College, Lampeter; Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant; Ysbyty Ifan; Llanbister; Llanaber and Llangelynnin, co. Mer.; Pontrhydfendigaid; Tir-y-dail Mound, co. Carm.; Brithdir, co. Mer.; Dolwyddelan; Rhigos, co. Glam.; Valle Crucis Abbey; Gwaen, near Wrexham; Tyle Glas, co. Brec.; Abbey Cwm Hir; Cilgell Isaf, near Lampeter; Llanbadarn Fawr, co. Card.; Llwyngwril; Bwlch-y-groes, near Bala; Chirk Parish Church; Bryn Castell, co. Mer.; Aberdyfi and Tywyn; Carmarthen; Robeston Wathen Church; Crunwere Church; Bwlch-y-ddwyallt, co. Card.; Llanwenog; Silian; Llawhaden; and Aberystwyth.

Including notes on: Llangadfan; Llanerfyl; Garthbeibio; Powis Castle; Llangynog; Pennant Melangell; Hirnant; Llanrhaiadr yn Mochnant; and Pen-y-bont fawr.

Including notes on: Llansantffraed Cwmdeuddwr; Nantmel; Cwm Elan; Rhayader; Abbey Cwm Hir; and St. Harmon's.

Including notes on: St Clears; Laugharne; Llandilo Abercowin; Mydrim; Llandowror [sic]; Llanginning; Llanwinio; Llandissilio East; Llanglydwen; Cilymaenllwyd; Henllan Amgoed; Whitland Abbey; Llangan; Llanboidy; Llanybri; Llanstephan; Llangunnock; and Llangain.

Including notes on: Llanllawddog; Laugharne; Llanstephan; Kidwelly; Carmarthen; Cilycwm; Abergwili; Llanelly; Pencarreg; Llangathen; St Ishmaels; Llandingat; and Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn. Also notes on Bettus Disserth, co. Rad.

Including a list of seals; notes on St Dogmaels Abbey; a list of Sir John Williams manuscripts relating to Carmarthenshire; notes on Bishops' Transcripts; addresses of various historical societies; notes on the Domesday Survey; notes on John Tillotson, archbishop of Canterbury, 1691-1694; notes on Cardigan Grammar School; a transcript of the Freemen's Roll of the Borough of Carmarthen, 1835-1867; &c.

Notes relating to Carmarthen and Llanegwad, co. Carmarthen; Mynachlog Ddu, co. Pembroke; and Court Henry and Llandilo, co. Carmarthen; abstracts of four letters, dated 1329-1661; various rubbings; notes on stones at Llanbadarn Fawr, co. Cardigan, and on Coed Franc, co. Glamorgan; &c.

A scrap-book containing printed material, letters, press cuttings, a few photographs, etc., relating mainly to subjects of Welsh historical, archaeological and antiquarian interest. There are also some items or entries relating to contemporary events and topics. Included is material on the following subjects: the Liverpool Committee for Excavation and Research in Wales and the Marches; Roman Loventium or Llanio Isaf, co. Card.; Roman Dolaucothi; excavations of Roman ruins at Caersws, Caerleon and Gelligaer; Alfred, Lord Tennyson's stay at Caerleon; the adaptation of the Old Parliament House, Machynlleth; a statue of a Roman dancing girl found at Segontium; excavations at Chester; a round barrow and cist at Aberdyfi; Penrhys Monastery, Ystrad Rhondda; a marble bust of a priest of Isis at Corwen; a find at Aberdyfi Golf Club; the Powys Eisteddfod at Caersws, 1910 (poster); a Historical Society for Flintshire; Welshpool Field Club; an unlocated Roman station near Llanymynech; excavations at Dinas Emrys, Beddgelert; a lending library at Llanidloes dating from 1688; the Offa Field Club; the history of Castle Caereinion; Dolgellau chalice and paten; the treasures of Bangor Museum; Penmaenmawr prehistoric camp; Dolcaradog Quaker Burial Ground, Machynlleth (off-print re); Tom Ward, a famous Snowdon guide; the death of Lady Rh?s, 1911; a Roman bronze head of Germanicus; a visit to Caldey Island; Cedewain Field Club; the Ceiriog Memorial Institute; the need for a Welsh Records repository; the Mari Lwyd custom; Brynamman notes; an ancient British camp near Abergele; hilltop forts near Builth; the history of Llangors; archaeology in Radnorshire; dated buildings at Rhaeadr; &c. Included are letters from C.P. Gasquoine of Oswestry, E. L. Hawkins of Builth Wells, and L. E. Davies of Newtown. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 254.

Letters from Walter Spurrell re a county history of Carmarthenshire; a photograph of Dafydd y Gof, the Pencarreg antiquary; the parish registers of Pencarreg; reminiscences re the Carmarthen Corporation; Henllan, Llanedi and Rhydybont chapels; Carmarthen Nonconformity; the religious life of various Carmarthenshire parishes, original churchwardens' presentments for Llanfair-ar-y-bryn 1678 (p. 54), Llanfallteg 1678 (p. 55), and Penboyr 1679 (p. 59); a memorial leaflet to Dr. James Rowlands (1814-99) of Carmarthen; extracts from the oldest minute book of Carmarthenshire Quarter Sessions, 1748-52; extracts from Walker's Sufferings . . ., 1714; a Roman altar at Carmarthen; the Vaughans of Derwydd; extracts from the minutes of the Lancastrian School, Carmarthen, 1813-50; Llangunnor; Llanpumsaint; extracts from St. Peter's [Carmarthen] Parish Magazine; two early post-cards depicting Abergwili; Pencader; a photograph of Carreg y Seintiau, Pumsaint; Llanllwni Church; extracts from Archdeacon Tenison's Visitation Returns of 1710; Kidwelly; Pembrey; Laugharne; Carmarthen Grammar School; obituary of Squire Morgan Jones of Llanmiloe; Llanarthney Church; Abergwili Church; a Kidwelly man at Trafalgar; a transcript of a letter, 1818, from [John Jenkins] 'Ifor Ceri' to [Walter Davies] 'Gwallter Mechain' and of the answer received; the Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth [Carmarthen]; Sir Thomas Powell's School; old St. Peter's, Carmarthen; the canvassing card of Colonel Stepney in the Carmarthen Borough Election of 1868; &c.

The history of Carmarthen Grammar School; old Carmarthen; letters from W. Gwynne Hughes of Glancothi; an inscribed stone in Llanfihangel-ar-Arth churchyard; inscribed stones at Nevern, co. Pembroke; the Carmarthen election of 1831; letters from, and book-plate of, Alan Stepney-Gulston of Derwydd; an inscribed stone at Merthyr parish church; pedigree of Derwydd; the Queen Elizabeth Free Grammar School [Carmarthen]; Llansaint; annual reports of the Carmarthenshire Blind Relief Society; the rural deanery of Carmarthen; the visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Carmarthen, 1907; inscribed stones at Llanyhyther; the Norton family; post-cards depicting Llandybie and Ammanford; the Carmarthen Literary and Scientific Institution; extracts from Carmarthen Order Books, 1584-1743 Laugharne Quakers; St. Peter's Church, Carmarthen; two bidding letters dated 1882 and 1885; a booklet entitled Hen Feddegyaeth Kymric published by Borroughs, Wellcome & Co.; Laugharne Castle; a booklet entitled A Guide to Carmarthen (Carmarthen, 1907); the Presbyterian College; the death of Sir Lewis Morris; an inscribed stone at Maesnonni, Llanllwni; Henfaes Cross; Abercwm, Llanllwni; a grant of the advowson and tithes of Llanllwni; the Swansea Scientific Society; Capel Nonni cemetery; an appeal for Pembrey Church; Llanfihangel-ar-Arth; Kidwelly; the coracles of the Towy; &c.

Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn; the Baptists of Llanllwni; standing stones at Maen-hir Farm, Login; letters from Prof. John Rh?s, Oxford; Pendine Races, 1897; the Middleton Hall stone; obituary of William Phillips, chief constable of Carmarthenshire; Dolaucothy; Carmarthen Training College; the Unitarian Van Mission; cuttings re the death, funeral and will of Charles William Jones, J.P., of Gwynfryn, Carmarthen; a visit to Dolaucothy, 9-ii September, 1908: Dolaucothy seals; Closteg Cross, Llangyndeyrn; Cwmwr-du chapel; 1908-09 programme of the Cymmrodorion of the University of Liverpool; a stone bearing cross at Llangunnor Church; the effigy of Sir Rhys ap Thomas in St. Peter's Church, Carmarthen; Ammanford and Bettws; the statuette of Diana found at Conwil Elvet; Pembrey; Carmarthen Castle; Pembrey parish registers; the Pembrokeshire Association for the Preservation of Ancient Monuments; the vicars of Pembrey; the Friends' Burial Ground at Loughor, co. Glamorgan; the Friends' Meeting-houses at Jameston and Puncheston, co. Pembroke.

Thirteen scrap-books containing notes, post-cards, photographs, printed material, rubbings, letters, etc., relating mainly to subjects of historical, antiquarian and archaeological interest in Cardiganshire. There are also entries and items relating to contemporary events and topics. The subjects dealt with, transcripts made, actual items inserted, etc., in each volume are as listed.

Rubbings of church plate at many churches in co. Card.; tickets for the Aberystwyth National Eisteddfod of 1865; an early font at Cenarth; a report of the ceremony of awarding a D.Litt. to D. Silvan Evans; Frances Power Cobbe of Hengwrt, co. Merioneth; the Rev. D. H. Davies, vicar of Cenarth; Cardigan parish church; an account of a walk from Aberystwyth to Cardigan, Newcastle Emlyn and Llandysul visiting the parish churches; a list of Cardiganshire church plate; letters from Susan Williams of 6 Laura Place, Aberystwyth; Mount Church; rubbings taken at Machynlleth and Strata Florida; the 1902 Coronation Bonfire at Pen Dinas, Aberystwyth; rubbings taken at St Davids College, Lampeter, and at St Davids Cathedral and Nevern parish church, co. Pemb.; the Llanfihangel Ystrad cup; &c.

Extracts from the 'St David's Diocese Book, 1715' [now NLW, Church in Wales Collection SD/Misc.B/39]; a sermon delivered at an Aberystwyth Unitarian meeting; a medallion at Dolaucothi, co. Carmarthen; photographs of the Einion Valley; Neuadd Fawr private burial ground; an appeal from Cribyn Unitarian Church; Dihewyd and Llwynrhydowen; cuttings of 'Philip Sidney' articles from The Welsh Gazette; the proposed National Library of Wales; photographs of Abercarn Board School, co. Monmouth; St. David's College Library, Lampeter; photographs of the 1904 British Chautauqua at Aberystwyth; cuttings of letters from Herbert M. Vaughan; photographs of a visit to Mount; a transcript of a letter from John Ruskin to Henry Bonsall, 1889; rubbing from a child's grave at Tregaron; the presentation of drawings to Aberystwyth Public Library; a photograph of Peterwell ruins, Lampeter; printed matter re the proposed National Library of Wales; rubbings of book-bindings; a message from David Davis, Castell Hywel, to his congregation; the British Chautauqua of 1905; a visit to Thomas Evans of Cellan; cuttings re a novel by 'Allen Raine'; a transcript of a letter from Edward Roberts, 'Iorwerth Glan Aled', 1852; a printed letter re the Edward Lhuyd Memorial; the opening of the Joint College and Counties Training Farm at Tanygraig, near Llanilar; a visit to Cilbronnau library; Morris of Carrog; Albany Wallis; pedigree of Vaughan of Brynog, Llangoedmore and Greengrove; St. David's College, Lampeter, degree day, 1905; the Capel-y-Fadfa appeal; &c.

Twenty-one original churchwardens' presentments, 1678-93, for several parishes in Cardiganshire, and one original bishops' transcript, 1678, for Aberporth; transcripts of letters, 1807-46, re the suicide of Daniel Evans, 'Daniel Ddu o Geredigion', two being from Samuel Rush Meyrick; photographs of Crosswood; a transcript of a letter, 1750, from John Lloyd, Peterwell; letters from J. Grey Lloyd of Cresborough, Haverfordwest; a prize distribution at Aberystwyth County School; 'Allen Raine Land'; an appeal from Sychbant Unitarian Congregation, Llanwenog; an account of a gibbeting at Bwlchcaebrith, Newcastle Emlyn; a printed ballad, Cambrian Belle (Aberystwyth, c. 1856); Christmas cards; John Davies of Capel Dewi, Llandysul; a grand bazaar at U.C.W. Aberystwyth; a letter from J. D. Lewis, Llandysul; brochures of the Plynlymon and Waterloo Hotels, Aberystwyth; the will of Sir Pryse Pryse, Gogerddan; the Rev. Peter Williams; Llanarth cum Llanina 1696-1721; correspondence re U.C.W., Aberystwyth, Library; the opening of a new Public Library at Aberystwyth; the manor of Perfedd; a list of magistrates for Cardiganshire, c. 1740; photographs of Aberystwyth and Llangorwen; St. David's College, Lampeter, degree day, 1906; a photograph of Mountain Cottage Inn; the Manchester and Milford Railway; the British Chautauqua, 1906; photographs of Cribyn; letters from Ben Morris, Blaenplwyf Lodge, Lampeter; hand-bills of the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway; the Nant Conwy Antiquarian Society; &c.

Four volumes containing press-cuttings, post-cards, correspondence, &c., relating to the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society. Meetings referred to, subjects dealt with and actual items inserted in each volume are listed at file level.

A scrap-book containing miscellaneous material, including, post-cards, photographs, postage stamps, book-plates, illustrations, cuttings, &c. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 285.

Unitarian churches, London - York.

A register, 1874 onwards, of boys who attended meetings of the Guild of the Good Shepherd at Liverpool during George Eyre Evans's stay there. The entries are arranged alphabetically by surname, each entry containing biographical information. English. Formerly George Eyre Evans Bequest MS 293.