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Cyfrol o gerddi yn llaw Ellis Roberts (Elis Wyn o Wyrfai), [1866]-[1882], yn y mesurau caeth yn bennaf, gan gynnwys beddargraffiadau a chyfieithiad o emynau; cerdd brintiedig i W. R. M. Wynne, a Mrs Wynne, yn dilyn eu priodas, Mai 20, 1891, a cherdd goffa i’w wraig, 1892; copi o’i bregeth a draddodwyd ganddo yn ei wasanaeth ordeinio yn Eglwys Gadeiriol Llanelwy yn 1893; ynghyd â dau lythyr a ysgrifennodd at ei ferch Esther Margaret (‘Essie’), 1894 a 1895 a ‘Marwnad ar ol y diweddar Barch. Ellis Roberts (Elis Wyn o Wyrfai), Llangwm’ gan awdur dienw. = A volume of poems in the hand of Elis Wyn o Wyrfai, [1866]-[1882], mainly in strict metre, including epitaphs and translations of hymns; two of his printed poems: Welcome home. To W. R. M. Wynne, Esq, and Mrs Wynne, after their marriage, May 20, 1891, and In memoriam. My wife, 1892 and a copy of his ordination sermon preached at St Asaph Cathedral, 1893; together with two letters from him to his daughter Esther Margaret (‘Essie’), 1894 and 1895 and an elegy to the poet by an unknown author.

Letter to the bishop regarding a case of severe poverty, 1867 (Damaged)

Bundle of letters to the Bishop of Argyll and the Isles from Bishop Thirlwall, 1867, with an accompanying letter from David Robinson, canon of Worcester, forwarding these letters to bishop Owen, 1911

Leases for properties in the parish of Llanfihangel Genau’r-glyn, including Felin Cyffin, 1867.

Receipt by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and others for £10,000 secured by mortgage and paid to the younger children of Frederick Richard West and Theresa John Cornwallis, his wife, under the terms of a trust, 1870.

Memorial to be registered at the Irish Registry for Deeds of the reconveyance of the Derrycarne estate, Ireland, to William Richard Ormsby Gore, 1870, mortgaged by William Ormsby Gore in 1855 and assigned to Mary Ann Harriet Kingscote and Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote in 1862; and a schedule of deeds, 1852-1870.

Transcripts of deeds in the Court of Chancery in the matter of certain estates devised by the will of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (d. 1840), a private Act of Parliament, 25 & 26 Vic., c.108, and the trusteeship of Edward James, Earl of Powis, and Sir Hugh Williams of Bodelwyddan, Flintshire, 1873-1876

1. Rev. Thomas Rees of Crickhowell, co. Brec., Minister, and Edward Jones of Tredegar, co. Mon., tailor
2. David Evans and John Davies, both of Bryn-mawr, co. Brec., drapers
   Assignment of lease for the residue of a term of 99 years of a piece of ground with cottages and houses erected thereon and their gardens in King Street, Bryn-mawr [p. Llangatwg] co. Brec.
   Recites the original lease of 1 August 1846 (no. 400 above); the will of the original tenant Morgan Rees, made 1 February 1860, proved 22 September 1860; the deaths of his executors, namely his widow, Jane Rees, 13 August 1864, and his brother John Rees, 29 June 1868; that 1 were appointed executors of the will of John Rees, made 21 October 1867, proved 13 April 1869; that in response to the desire of J.R.’s niece Mary Thomas, now wife of John Morgan, for her share under the said will, 1 put up the property for auction, which was purchased by 2; and the licence by the Duke of Beaufort to make the assignment, 1873 (endorsed on no. 400)
   Consideration: £395

Various publications and ephemera relating to David Lloyd George and the Liberal Party including a copy of The Liberal Monthly dated January 1913 celebrating the launch of welfare state benefits, Liberal pamphlets from 1920, a copy of the Cricklade Liberal Association rules from 1874 and invitations to events and church services.

Miscellaneous papers of Taldir, including official documents, correspondence, various typescript documents including a bibliography of Taldir's works and a Gaelic phrasebook.

Bundle of stated accounts of Thomas Edward Davies, for chief rents and various expenses incurred in the administration of the courts of the manor of Emlyn Iscych, 1878-1880, together with receipts, 1879-1884. See series description for details.

Letters to his family and sister Myfanwy, together with photographs, including the wedding of Griffith to Dora Hudson of Delph.

Henry Andrade Harben; Sir William Harcourt; James Keir Hardie; Barrie Harding; Margaret Harding; David Harries; Hag Harries; Edwards Harris; Hugh Harris; Rhodri Harris; Jac Harris; Jack Harris; Ken Harris; James Harris; Robert George Harris; Austin Harrison; John Harrison; Simon Hart; Julian Tudor Hart; Vernon Hartshorn; J. R. ‘Jock’ Haston; David Haswell; Dai Harvard; Andrew Hayes; Simon Hayes; Sue Hayman; Edmund Hayward; and Robert Hayward.

Items formerly contained in a strawboard folder numbered "Powysland Club (1985 deposit) 'Box' 36". (i) Sale particulars of Vaynor farm, p. Newtown, 29 Sept. 1936. (ii) Items of relating to the Ancient Order of Foresters: Trawscoed No. 1885; Welshpool: Court Powis No. 1505; Court Viscount Clive No. 1555, c.1885-1917. (507.2 and 491.3 Robert Owen Coll.).

For general description see series level.

Bundle of letters and notes regarding questions on parochial finances and other statistics from the Royal Commission, c. 1906-1907

Notebook of George Henry Strick of Swansea and Brynaman, tinplate manufacturer, recording detailed notes and observations of a visit to America, September-November 1890, where he met with fellow industrialists and visited numerous blast furnaces, steelworks, ironworks and other industrial sites in several states.
Beginning apparently in Philadelphia, PA, 25 September-1 October (ff. 1-4), Strick then participates in a lengthy excursion, visiting the Warwick Furnace, [Pottstown, PA], 6 October (ff. 4-9), Lebanon [Valley] blast furnace, [Lebanon, PA], [?7 October] (ff. 10-11), Altoona Railway Works, [Altoona, PA], 8 October (ff. 11-12), the Edgar Thomason and Homestead works, the Isabella and Lucy furnaces, the Carbon Iron Co. works and adjoining aluminium works, all in Pittsburgh, PA, 9-11 October (ff. 12-17), Joliet Steel Works, South Chicago, IL, 14 October (ff. 18-22), various mines and limestone quarries, Bessemer blast furnaces and steel rolling plant, Bessemer Steel Works and the Ensley and Thomas furnaces, all in Birmingham, AL, 16-17 October (ff. 22-31), blast furnaces in Talladega and Anniston, AL, 18 October (ff. 32-35), Basic Steel Works in Chattanooga, TN, and blast furnaces in South Pittsburg, TN, 20 October (ff. 35-38), the town of Middlesboro, KY, 21 October (ff. 38-42), zinc works and a blast furnace in Pulaski, VA, 22 October (ff. 42-44), and Baltimore, MD, 24 October (ff. 45-46), before returning to Philadelphia, 26-28 October (ff. 46-48). While in Philadelphia and Baltimore particularly (ff. 1-4, 45-48) he discusses with fellow tinplate manufacturers and importers the state of the tinplate industry and the level of tinplate exports from Wales to America, against the background of the Tariff Act of October 1890 (The McKinley Tariff). The notes were compiled by Strick in November 1890 during the return voyage (see f. ii).