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Papers relating to the industrialist David Thomas

  • NLW Facs 1074.
  • File
  • 1978-2010

Research papers collated by Peter N. Williams for his research on David Thomas known as 'Father of the American Anthracite Industry', who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1828 from Ystradgynlais, including letters from a collection held at the Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware.

Williams, Peter N.

Jan Morris Papers

  • GB 0210 JANMOR
  • Fonds
  • 1908-2010

Notes, drafts of published and unpublished works, letters, talks, reviews, booklets, leaflets, periodicals, press cuttings and other material relating to Jan Morris's writing career and the places she visited in the course of her research, together with personal letters and records.

Morris, Jan, 1926-2020

Peter Finch Papers

  • GB 0210 PETERFINCH
  • Fonds
  • [c.1967]-2010

Papers of Peter Finch, comprising early poetry and literature, early typescripts, manuscripts, several hundred files and note books, proofs and research for the Real Cardiff trilogy, some files about the Writers Handbook, and correspondence, together with material accumulated through his involvement with the Association of Little Presses, including fanzines, unofficial publications, and experimental and amateur publications. The archive includes many aspects of Finch’s work, notably his concrete verse, visual poetry, sound poetry, found poetry and collage poems, and it reflects his technical experimentation with poems created on typewriters, word processors and photocopy machines.

Finch, Peter, 1947-

Bethania, Aberfan Book of Remembrance

  • NLW MS 24016E.
  • File
  • 2010

Facsimile copy of a calligraphic book of remembrance to deceased victims of the 1966 disaster at Aberfan, Glamorgan. The original volume was displayed at Bethania Independent chapel, Aberfan, and contained the names, dates of birth, and age upon death of 143 individuals (117 children and 26 adults) who died in the disaster on 21 October 1966, their names arranged under the month in which they were born. The official number of fatalities was 144 individuals (116 children and 28 adults). The identity of the calligrapher, and the circumstances surrounding the creation of the original volume, was unknown to chapel Trustees when asked in 2007.

Geoffrey Woolley Papers

  • GB 0210 WOOLLEY
  • Fonds
  • [c. 1750]-2010

Papers of the journalist Geoffrey Woolley, including a group of letters, 1906-1915, from the poet Edward Thomas to W. H. Hudson.

Woolley, Geoffrey, 1915-2010

Professor Morgan Watkin Papers

  • GB 0210 MORKIN
  • Fonds
  • 1878-[2010]

Research and personal papers of Professor Morgan Watkin (1878-1970), scholar and university professor of French at Cardiff and Swansea. The archive also includes a small group of papers of his son, Dr Iestyn Morgan Watkin, once Chief Medical Officer for Cardiganshire and papers of the Jenkins' family (family of his wife).

Watkin, Morgan, 1878-1970

John Cowper Powys letters to Ronald Hall

  • NLW MS 24004D
  • File
  • 1951-1960, [?2000s]

Some thirty letters, 1951-1960, from John Cowper Powys to Ron[ald] Hall, [?Coventry and Exeter] (ff. 1-61), three of which are incomplete (ff. 5, 11-13) and seventeen of which are in the hand of Powys's companion Phyllis Playter, as his amanuensis (ff. 14-57). The letters, some of which include line drawings by Powys, refer mainly to literary topics, including Powys's own works in progress, and to health and family matters. There are references throughout to Henry Miller. Also included are typescript transcripts of the letters, [?2000s] (ff. 62-93).
Extracts from the first two letters (ff. 1-4) were published in John Cowper Powys, Letters to Henry Miller, introduction by Ronald Hall (London: Village Press, 1975), pp. 13-14.

Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963

Aberfan Disaster Papers

  • GB 0210 ABERASTER
  • Fonds
  • 1966-2009

Papers relating to the Aberfan disaster, collected by the donor's father, William Tudor, secretary of the Aberfan Parents' & Residents' Association.

William Tudor.

Honno (Welsh Women’s Press) Papers

  • GB 0210 HONNO
  • Fonds
  • 1986-2009

Papers of Honno, 1986-2009, including minutes of committee and AGM meetings; correspondence; marketing material; unpublished manuscripts and reader’s reports.

Honno (Welsh Women's Press)

Welsh Historic Gardens Trust Archive

  • GB 0210 WHGT
  • Fonds
  • 1989-2009

Papers of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust, 1989-2009, including minutes of meetings and other papers relating to the Trust and its activities.

Welsh Historic Gardens Trust

My life history : eighty years on the Beacon Range

  • NLW ex 2604.
  • File
  • [2009]

A photocopy of an autobiographical account by Howell William Richards (1865-1963) relating to his life as a farmer in Breconshire, written, 1943-1947.

Richards, Howell William.

Art for mercy exhibition : letters.

  • NLW ex 2597.
  • File
  • 2002, 2008

Correspondence between the donor Rosemary Markham and Peter Prendergast, Kyffin Williams, Jonah Jones, Martin Tinney and others relating to an appeal for the donation of artworks towards the exhibition 'Art for Mercy' at the Washington Gallery, Penarth, 22-24 November 2002, to raise funds for Tearfund, together with minutes of the organising committee and exhibition and auction catalogue. Also included is a letter (in Welsh), 2008, to the donor from David T. Jones, Jonah Jones's son, relating to the project 'Cofio Jonah Jones'.

Prendergast, Peter, 1946-2007.

Kyffin Williams Archive

  • GB 0210 KYFFINW
  • Fonds
  • 1716-[2008]

Papers of Sir Kyffin Williams, 1716-[2008], including correspondence, 1923-2006; diaries and journals, 1939-2006; catalogues of, and papers regarding, solo and group exhibitions, 1950-2006; drafts of books and articles by Kyffin Williams, [?1965]-[?2004]; works about him, 1953-[2008]; financial papers, 1939-2005; personal papers, 1931-2006; together with papers relating to various family members, 1716-2006, and papers accumulated by the artist, 1796-2007.

Kyffin Williams photographs include personal and professional, family, Welsh views, artworks and views abroad, most notably Patagonia.

Williams, Kyffin, 1918-2006

Raymond Garlick manuscripts

  • GB 0210 MSGARLICK
  • Fonds
  • 1944-2008

Papers of Raymond Garlick, 1944-2008, comprising poetry, 1951-1999; correspondence with Jacques Wirz, 1947-2008; letters, 1944-2003, from Elwyn Davies, Jonah Jones, Brenda Chamberlain, Cledwyn Hughes, A. G. Prys-Jones and others; diaries and travel journals, 1950, 1956-1957, 1987-1998, 2000-2001; and papers relating to the Welsh language campaign, 1969-1984.

Garlick, Raymond

Robert Colley Papers

  • GB 0210 ROBLEY
  • Fonds
  • 2000-2007

Papers of Robert Colley comprising a butterfly survey, illustrated with photographs, of the Llanrhystud transect, 2000-2007; and two field notebooks containing Chough surveys in the same area, 2003-2004.

Colley, Robert

Patrick Hannan Papers

  • GB 0210 PATHNN
  • Fonds
  • 1963-2007

Papers of journalist Patrick Hannan including correspondence, research notes, interviews for articles and scripts television and radio programes along with copies of articles. It contains interviews with leading political figures including Peter Hain, Rhodri Morgan, Alun Michael, Dafydd Wigley and Ieuan Wyn Jones as well as correspondence with the composer Daniel Jones.

Hannan, Patrick

J. P. Brown's 'Cylch translations'

  • NLW 2932
  • File
  • 1960-2007

Personal copies of J. P. Brown, Llangollen, of ‘Cylch Translations’, 1960-2007 (with gaps), a newsletter which he produced for members of the Cylch Catholig and others; included are items from the Welsh-language press of interest to Catholics. = Copïau personol J. P. Brown, Llangollen, o'r cylchlythyr ‘Cylch Translations’, 1960-2007 (gyda bylchau), a gynhyrchodd ar gyfer aelodau o’r Cylch Catholig ac eraill; maent yn cynnwys eitemau o’r wasg Gymraeg oedd o ddiddordeb i Gatholigion.

Brown, J.P.

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