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Genealogy of the Griffiths family of Hayscastle, Pembrokeshire, compiled by the donor William George Griffiths in 2003, illustrated with family photographs, and completed after 30 years of research work. Copies are available at the Pembrokeshire Record Office, Haverfordwest, and also at La Trobe Library in Melbourne.

Papers, 1906-2006, relating to the boxers Freddie Welsh and Jim Driscoll, collected by Glyn Moses, father of Ms Pamela Jones, the donor. The papers include an article 'The pride of Pontypridd' by Alexander Cordell, photocopies of articles from newspapers, a copy of the birth certificate of Freddie Welsh, 1989, and letters, 1993, from Elizabeth Efferson, his daughter to Glyn Moses, together with a calendar, 2006, to commemorate 120 years since his birth.

A survey of the burial ground of Y Graig Independent church, Machynlleth, undertaken by Machynlleth Women’s Institute, October 1984. = Arolwg o fynwent Eglwys Annibynnol y Graig, Machynlleth, gan Sefydliad y Merched y dref, Hydref 1984.

A vesting assent dated 17 December 1953, bound in book form, relating to the Llysnewydd Estate in the counties of Carmarthen and Cardigan, 1953-1981, including an estate map.

Correspondence and other papers relating to members of the Morgan family, Alltyfanog farm, Llangyfelach, 1817-1898, including nineteenth century financial transactions relating to their farm; wills of Evan Morgan, 1831 and Elizabeth Morgan, 1867; letters from their son John Morgan who emigrated from Wales to the United States, 1850-66; and to Australia, 1864-98; together with other letters to Elizabeth Morgan and her son Phillip Morgan, 1856-98. Also included are documents relating to Evan and Elizabeth Morgan and their sons Philip and Rees, 1817-97.

A transcript of the notebook of Kurt Ockert (1920-2011), a German Prisoner of War, posted to work in Radnorshire during the Second World War who married a Welsh girl from Presteigne and lived there until his death. It was transcribed by the donor George P. Lancett after Kurt Ockert's death in November 2011.

A manuscript and typescript copy of the autobiography of Rev. J. Lloyd Williams, Baptist minister, entitled 'The autobiography of an ordinary minister', 1942, together with a collection of letters from his son Private Trevor Lloyd Williams, 1916-1917, while serving as a soldier in the Somme during the First World War. Some of the soldier's personal papers are included and his 'From the line to the base. The personal experiences of one who was slightly wounded' in his hand, and transcripts of this account and the war letters are included in 'Trevor's war' compiled by the donor J. Stuart Davies, [nephew of Trevor Lloyd Williams] .

Papers of B. G. Owens, [1961]-1999, former Keeper of Manuscripts at the National Library of Wales, including his correspondence mainly relating to publishing The Ilston book : earliest register of Welsh Baptists (Aberystwyth, 1996) which was edited by him; transcripts of some Cardiff manuscripts; and notes relating to Waldo Williams's poetry for children. = Papurau B. G. Owens, [1961]-1999, cyn Geidwad yn Adran y Llawysgrifau a Chofysgrifau yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, gan gynnwys ei ohebiaeth, 1985-1995, yn ymwneud yn bennaf â chyhoeddi The Ilston book : earliest register of Welsh Baptists (Aberystwyth, 1996) a olygwyd ganddo; adysgrifau o rai o lawysgrifau Caerdydd; a nodiadau ar gerddi Waldo Williams yn E. Llwyd Williams a Waldo William, Cerddi'r plant (Aberystwyth, 1936).

Research papers of the botanist Richard Henry Roberts, [1953]-[2002], a county recorder for the Botanical Society of the British Isles. The papers including field notes on plants in Anglesey, together with a copy of The flowering plant and ferns of Anglesey (Cardiff, 1982) by him and heavily annotated, and offprints of articles relating to his research.

Three volumes of photocopies of press cuttings relating to the 1934, 1935 and 1936 stay-down strikes in the South Wales Coalfield, together with a volume relating to the papers of the artist Illtyd David compiled by the donor and a volume relating to the Aberdare Naturalists' Society and Cynon Valley History Society.

A scrapbook concerning Dr D Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981), including letters, 1926-1977, from Dr Lloyd- Jones, some relating to his decision to give up medicine and accept a call to minister at Sandfields Forward Movement Mission, Port Talbot, compiled by E. T. Rees, church secretary. It also includes press cuttings, 1926-1968, and family and chapel photographs.

Papers, 2011, relating to the donor's research into the Cilgwyn Estate Records for his series of articles 'Letters from the War' on the First World War experiences of Major John Kenrick Lloyd Fitzwilliams, Cilgwyn, Newcastle Emlyn, youngest of eight sons. They comprise draft copies and photocopies of the articles published in Carmarthenshire Life, 2007-2009, which focus on letters written by the Major from France, Russia and Romania to his wife Margery. Also included are excerpts from letters home by his two brothers Colonel Duncan Fitzwilliams and Major Gerard Fitzwilliams and military details about all eight brothers.

Document relating to appointing Sir Robert Mends (c.1767-1823) as Captain of the ship Owen Glendower, 1822. He was born in Pembrokeshire.

A manuscript essay on the life of St Cuby [Cybi] of Duloe, [?1900], written by the Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (ff. 1-7).
The text appears to be unrelated to the entries on St Cuby in Baring-Gould's The Lives of the Saints, 12 vols (London, 1872-1877), XI (1877), 186-195, and S. Baring-Gould and John Fisher, The Lives of the British Saints, 4 vols (1907-1908), II (1908), 202-215; it may however be an early draft of Sabine-Gould's article, 'Vita Sancti Kebie', Y Cymmrodor, 14 (1901), 86-95, to which it bears some resemblance. The essay contains a few emendations and deletions in the author's hand. Also included are two letters: from Baring-Gould to J. D. Enys, 11 April 1900, concerning the Saints Breacha and Cuby (ff. 10-11), and to a Mr [?Collier], 25 March 1893 (ff. 8-9).

Diary, 1820, of the Rev. John James, the first Unitarian minister in Cardiganshire, and schoolmaster, who was a minister at Gellionnen and Pantydefaid chapels, together with a copy of an article by the donor entitled 'A glimpse of life in West Glamorgan in 1820 from the Rev. John James' Diary', published in the Glamorgan Family History Society Journal, December 2009.

A volume containing offprints and articles relating to Welsh Gypsy folk-tales, mainly from the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, collected and edited by John Sampson.

Miscellaneous papers, 1995-2007, of the Liberal Democrats in Wales, many relating to the party's Welsh conferences and other events; material produced by the 'Yes for Wales' campaign in the 1997 devolution referendum, including the minutes of meetings of its steering committee; papers deriving from the 2008 Welsh party leadership election contest between Kirsty Williams and Jenny Randerson; and papers relating to possible voting patterns for the forthcoming National Assembly elections. = Papurau amrywiol, 1995-2007, y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol yng Nghymru, llawer ohonynt yn ymwneud â chynadleddau’r blaid yng Nghymru a digwyddiadau eraill; deunydd a gynhyrchwyd gan yr ymgyrch 'Ie dros Gymru' yn y refferendwm datganoli yn 1997, gan gynnwys cofnodion cyfarfodydd y pwyllgor llywio; papurau’n deillio o'r etholiad ar gyfer arweinyddiaeth y blaid yn 2008 rhwng Kirsty Williams a Jenny Randerson; a phapurau’n trafod patrymau pleidleisio posib ar gyfer etholiadau’r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol yn y dyfodol.

Papers, 1955-2004, relating to organising the Dee and Clwyd Festival of Music held at Corwen Pavilion, including minutes of various committees, advertising posters and old tickets, together with a list of concerts performed. The festival was established in 1955 and came to an end in September 2003. = Papurau, 1955-2004, yn ymwneud â threfnu Gŵyl Gerdd Dyfrdwy a Chlwyd ym Mhafiliwn Corwen, gan gynnwys cofnodion cyfarfodydd amrywiol, posteri a hen docynnau, ynghyd â rhestr o'r cyngherddau a lwyfannwyd. Fe'i sefydlwyd yn 1955 a daeth i ben ym mis Medi 2003.

Photocopies of an article by W. N. Davis, Dinuba, California, relating to Stephen S. Jones and family who emigrated in 1878 from Cardiganshire to Jackson County, Ohio, together with copies of letters from America and from relations in Wales and poetry entered in a literary meeting in Oak Hill, 1893, together with a copy of an undated photoghraph of Stephen and Anna (Morgan) Jones taken in Jackson.