Papers, 1868-1965, of the Reverend Griffith John who served as a missionary in China, including his journal, 1855-1870, letters sent by him to his family, 1886-1907, together with letters, 1961-1965, relating to his commemorative garden in Swansea.
It opens with a brief sketch of his past history, 5 June 1855, and includes copies of correspondence with the London Missionary Society, cuttings from The North China Herald, and letters. The last entry is dated 20 June 1870.
Diploma, 1889, granting the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh to Griffith John, together with a certificate and related correspondence; an account of his jubilee, 1905; correspondence, 1911-1912, relating to the Degree of Doctor in Divinate awarded to him by the University of Cardiff in recognition of his services to China, especially in the translation of the Scriptures into Chinese; report of the Griffith John College, Hankow, 1913; and proofs of an account of his memorial service at Kuling, [1912].
Address in English and Welsh from the workers and visitors to the Great Missionary Exhibition held at Wrexham congratulating Griffith John on the jublilee of his work as a missionary in China.
Notes on the family of Reverend Ebenezer Griffiths and correspondence between the grandsons of Griffith John relating to the opening of a garden at Swansea in his memory; and recollections by Reverend Griffith John Sparham.
A letter from the Prince of Madagascar to the Reverend David Grifiths, 1855, letter, 1858, to him, and a note 'in memory of The Rev. David Griffiths', [1863].
A leaflet commemorating the centenary of the birth of Grifith John; correspondence, etc., 1961-1965, between Reverend G. J. Sparham, M.B.E., and G. Brynmor Sparham, grandsons of Griffith John, and the donor, touching the opening of a garden at Swansea in his memory, 1963, and a programme for the ceremony, 23 November 1963.
Music manuscripts of the composer Mervyn Burtch. Original opus numbering (where known) is given in square brackets, e.g. [M.103] at the end of each file level description.
Deunydd gan neu yn ymwneud â'r bardd a'r heddychwr Waldo Williams, sy'n adlewyrchu ei ddaliadau gwleidyddol, crefyddol, heddychol a dyngarol; ynghyd â deunydd gan neu yn ymwneud ag aelodau teuluol, cyfeillion a chydnabod Waldo Williams.
Deunydd gan neu'n ymwneud â Waldo Williams, gan gynnwys enghreifftiau gwreiddiol neu wedi'u llungopïo o'i farddoniaeth a'i ryddiaith (rhai ar ffurf drafft yn dangos datblygiad y broses gyfansoddi, gan gynnwys rhai enghreifftiau o'i ganu cynnar), ei nodiadau tra'n fyfyriwr yn y brifysgol ac, yn ddiweddarach, ar gyfer dysgu ysgolion haf a dosbarthiadau nos; gohebiaeth at ac oddi wrth Waldo Williams; a deunydd yn ymwneud â Waldo Williams, gan gynnwys peth o hanes ei ddyddiau ysgol, ei wrthodiad i dalu'r dreth incwm a'i ddedfryd a'i garchariad o ganlyniad i hynny, ysgrifau coffa a theyrngedau a luniwyd iddo yn dilyn ei farwolaeth a dathliadau canmlwyddiant ei eni.
Deunydd gan Waldo Williams, un ai'n ddeunydd gwreiddiol yn ei law neu'n lungopïau o ddeunydd gwreiddiol, gan gynnwys barddoniaeth; rhyddiaith; deunydd darlithio/dysgu ar gyfer ysgolion haf a dosbarthiadau nos; nodiadau a wnaethpwyd gan Waldo Williams tra'n fyfyriwr prifysgol; gohebiaeth; ac amrywiol nodiadau a manion eraill.