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A letter, 26 May 1970, from Kyffin Williams, [London], to Meic Stephens, [Literature Director of the Welsh Arts Council], attempting to secure financial support to publish his book on his 1968-1969 visit to Patagonia.
The book remained unpublished, although parts of it appeared as 'An Artist in Welsh Patagonia', in The Anglo-Welsh Review, 18.42 (February 1970), 5-32, or would be adapted for his book A Wider Sky (Llandysul, 1991). The letter contains references to Christopher Falkus of prospective publishers Weidenfeld [& Nicolson].

Papers of and acquired by R. Bryn Williams, mainly relating to the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, including a diary of Joseph Seth Jones, one of the first wave of emigrants on the Mimosa to Patagonia, 1865, and correspondence, 1865-1868; correspondence of his brother, Robert Charles Jones, 1867-1877; copy records of the Welsh courts in Y Wladfa, 1872-1881; letters and minute books relating to Vrondeg Baptist Chapel, 1875-1887, Gaiman, 1877-1891, Eglwys Llanddewi, 1891, Eglwys Bryn Gwyn and Cyfarfod Misol Y Wladfa (Calvinistic Methodists), 1881-1955; papers relating to the Centenary Celebrations of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, 1952-1962; letters from the founders of the Welsh colony, 1866, and from others who had experienced life there; letters to R. Bryn Williams from Patagonia and from Wales relating to Patagonia, [c. 1941-1961]; research notes and manuscripts of books and radio plays by R. Bryn Williams, 1942-1962; miscellaneous records relating to Wales and elsewhere collected by Williams, 1865-1962; papers relating to John S. Williams, 1901-1962; papers and press cuttings on the history, culture and industry of Patagonia, 1869-1962; and typescripts of published and unpublished works, lectures, scripts, etc.

Dau lyfr lloffion yn cynnwys llythyron, ffotograffau, darnau o farddoniaeth, tystysgrifau geni, a thorion o'r wasg, 1913-1986, wedi'u pastio yn y cyfrolau, yn ymwneud ag Elias Garmon Owen, Gaiman, Chubut, Patagonia (1892-1986).

Llungopïau o lythyr W. H. Hughes ('Glan Caeron'), Dolavon, Patagonia, 1925, at Mrs Ellen Jones ('Nel Fach y Books'), Emporium, Llandysul, yn cydymdeimlo â hi ar farwolaeth ei thad, ei 'hen gyfaill' [John Davies] a fu'n byw yn Y Wladfa, ac yn cynnwys newyddion am y datblygiadau yn y wlad a'r twf yn y boblogaeth.

A copy of Maria Teresa Agozzino's Senior Honours thesis 'Transplanted Traditions: An Assessment and Analysis of Welsh Folklore in Patagonia' (University of California, Berkeley, 1999).

A photocopy of a translation into Welsh, mostly in manuscript, by Eryl McDonald de Hughes of the novel El Evangelio y Don Eduardo (Buenos Aires, 1991) by Roy Centeno Humphreys, and an English translation 'Go Patagonia, said Edwin' by the latter of his novel Go Patagonia, dijo Edwin (Argentina, 1993), both of which relate to the Welsh colonization of the Chubut Valley and were declared works of National Cultural Interest by the Argentine Government in 1996; together with Roy Centeno Humphreys's curriculum vitae and photocopies of research papers including letters to Edward Humphreys, genealogical notes, and reviews of the novels, mainly in Spanish. The author is the great grandson of Elizabeth and Morris Humphreys, who came to Patagonia aboard the Mimosa in 1865; copies of both novels have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books.

A photocopy of the last letter, 1925, written by 'Glan Caeron' (Guillermo H. Hughes, 1866-1926), Chubut, Patagonia, to his relatives in Wales. = Llungopi o'r llythyr olaf, 1925, a ysgrifennodd 'Glan Caeron' (Guillermo H. Hughes, 1866-1926), Chubut, Patagonia, at ei berthnasau yng Nghymru.

Papers, 1967-1969, mainly comprising travel documents and correspondence, relating to Kyffin Williams's visit to Patagonia. Also included are typescript notes relating to Patagonia, [?1961x1962], belonging to John Ormond and used by him in preparation for his visit to the region to film 'The desert and the dream' (1962). These notes, which include an annotated script of the film, appear to have been given to Kyffin Williams, together with a holograph poem by John Ormond, 'Instruction to settlers', 1967, prior to his trip. In addition, the file includes a copy of the journal Argentina, vol. 4, no. 4 (April 1963), which contains an article entitled 'The desert and the dream'; a list of contacts in Patagonia, [1968], prepared by Valmai Jones in readiness for Kyffin Williams's visit; typescript questions and answers prepared before, or possibly at the beginning of, his visit; and a catalogue of the 'Photographs of Patagonia' exhibition at Oriel Môn, 1982, with photocopies of drawings contained in an album. The file also contains a photocopy of the book Tan tro nesaf by Gareth Alban Davies (Llandysul, 1976), which includes the titles of pictures by Kyffin Williams to be inserted in the work.

Papers of John Evans (d.c.1949) of Tre-boeth and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, including an autobiographical essay,[c. 1949], programmes of eisteddfodau and singing festivals with which he was associated, 1891-1949, manuscript music composed by him, 1893-1948, his eisteddfod adjudications,[c. 1912]-1926, and records and papers relating to his music shop, 1913-1941; papers of his -- daughter Mali Evans d. 1991), including papers, some collected, relating to the Welsh colony in Patagonia and the Welsh diaspora, [c. 1895]-1987, and letters from her uncle, Jack Edwards of Aberystwyth, bookseller, musician and Esperanto enthusiast, 1928-1935, and correspondence of Arthur W. Wade-Evans (1875-1964), Welsh historian, and his daughter Mary Phillips to Mali Evans together with printed articles presented by Arthur W. Wade-Evans to Mali Evans. Four additional items from the printers Lowe & Brydone pertaining to 'Môr o gân yw Cymru i gyd', including receipts and a letter, dated 1928 and 1938, from among the papers of John Evans, were received in March 2019.

Sermons and sermon notes in Welsh by the Rev. Ben Davies; a printed sermon Y Gwyr Ieuainc, Pregeth gan y Parch. Ben Davies, Pantteg. Traddodwyd ar gais Cyfarfod y Bobl Ieuainc Nos Sul, Rhagfyr 3, 1922; and two letters, to and from Ben Davies, written during a preaching tour in Patagonia, 1923-1924.

Tystysgrif cyfranddaliadau yng nghwmni cydweithredol dyfrhau Y Gaiman, Chubut, Patagonia, Yr Ariannin, yn enw Aaron Jenkins, 5 Medi 1934, wedi ei harwyddo gan John ap Hughes, Robert Evans a Myrddin Griffith.

A letter, November 1997, in Welsh, from Hazel Charles Evans, Chubut, Patagonia, to William Howells, Aberystwyth, regarding Welsh books sent to Patagonia.

Llythyr, Tachwedd 1997, oddi wrth Hazel Charles Evans, Chubut, Patagonia, at William Howells, Aberystwyth, yn diolch iddo am anfon llyfrau Cymraeg i'r Wladfa.

Llythyr, tua 1875, yn llaw y 'Cyrnol' R. E. Jones, Rawson, Patagonia, yr Ariannin, lle mae'n sôn am yr helynt a fu pan gipiwyd pump ar hugain o Gymry a oedd yn byw yn yr ardal gan Indiaid, ynghyd â chopïau teipysgrif o'r llythyr a chyfieithiad Saesneg ohono gan y rhoddwr.

Llyfr lloffion yn cynnwys papurau amrywiol, 1988-1992, wedi eu pastio yn y gyfrol, yn ymwneud yn bennaf â theithiau i Batagonia ac i Oberammergau.

Photocopies of sermons, in Welsh, 1869-76, delivered at churches in Bangor and Dwygyfylchi by the Reverend Hugh Davies ('Hywel Ddu o Arfon', d. 1909), who emigrated to Patagonia in 1883 and was a Welsh Chaplain in the Chubut Colony (cf. NLW MS 23383B); and of the diary, 1909-10, of his son Robert Llywelyn Davies (b. 1878), Chubut.

Cyfres o bum englyn penfyr yn dwyn y teitl 'Cŵyn yr Indiad', yn llaw R. Bryn Williams, [?1980], sydd yn ddetholiad o benillion o'i awdl 'Patagonia', a enillodd iddo Gadair Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Abertawe 1964 (gw. R. Bryn Williams, Patagonia (Aberystwyth, 1965), tt. 32-33, ac R. Bryn Williams, O'r Tir Pell: Cyfrol o Gerddi (Lerpwl, 1972), tt. 86-87). = A series of five englynion penfyr titled 'Cŵyn yr Indiad', in the hand of R. Bryn Williams, [?1980], being a selection of verses from his awdl 'Patagonia', which won him the chair at the 1964 National Eisteddfod in Swansea (see R. Bryn Williams, Patagonia (Aberystwyth, 1965), pp. 32-33, and R. Bryn Williams, O'r Tir Pell: Cyfrol o Gerddi (Liverpool, 1972), pp. 86-87).

Papers, 1878-1932, of Edward Jones Williams, relating mainly to the Welsh settlement in Patagonia and the Chubut Mercantile Company, comprising preparatory notes relating to the building of the Chubut Railway, c.1907, correspondence relating to both his work and to the Welsh colony, 1909-1932; and printed material, 1909-1932, including annual reports of the Chubut Mercantile Company, 1909-1928.

Llungopïau o lythyrau, 1995-1996, a anfonwyd gan Glenys Goossens, Canada, at berthnasau yn Abergele yn rhoi gwybodaeth achyddol am ei thad William Edward Thomas (1895-1995), ŵyr i Robert a Catherine Davies, Llandrillo, a ymfudodd i Batagonia ar y 'Mimosa' yn 1865; ynghyd â llungopïau a chyfieithiadau o erthyglau, llythyrau, etc, yn ymwneud â chorff a ddarganfuwyd ar draeth Port Madryn yn 1995 a'r ymgais i geisio profi mai corff Catherine Davies ydoedd. / Photocopies of letters, 1995-1996, sent by Glenys Goossens, Canada, to relatives in Abergele containing genealogical information concerning her father William Edward Davies (1895-1995), grandson of Robert and Catherine Davies, Llandrillo, who emigrated to Patagonia in 1865 aboard the 'Mimosa'; together with photocopies and translations of press cuttings, correspondence, etc, relating to human bones discovered near Port Madryn in 1995, alleged to be the remains of Catherine Davies.

Miscellaneous papers, 1841-1924, which belonged to Jonathan Ceredig Davies (1859-1924), genealogist, missionary and folk-lorist, including letters and invitations, a passport, photographs, press cuttings, a bidding letter and a printed testimonial to Ceredig Davies, written in Trelew, Patagonia, 1891.

A copy of William Iain Stevenson's MA thesis, 'The role of symbol and myth in the Welsh settlement of Patagonia, 1865-1911' (Simon Fraser University, Canada, 1974).