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The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Records,
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Council and AGM minutes

Minutes of meetings of the Cymmrodorion Council and AGMs. These are in the hand of the secretary, Charles W. Jones, from 1885 to 1887, and of his successor, Sir E. Vincent Evans, from 1887 to 1934. Subsequent minutes are typescript.

Public activities

This group reflects the varied activities of the Cymmrodorion: erecting memorials for eminent Welsh figures; publishing scholarly works of Welsh interest; arranging the annual dinner and other functions; newspaper reports of Cymmrodorion meetings and other events; notes of Cymmrodorion lectures and addresses; and addresses conneceted with special occasions.

Owain Myfyr commemoration

The file comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil-Williams (Honourary Secretary of the Society) relating to the removal of Owen Jones' (Owain Myfyr) tombstone from London to Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, and the organisation of a commemorative service on 11 August 1951.

Owen's Pembrokeshire, unpublished volumes IV and V

Three volumes of The Description of Pembrokeshire by George Owen were published between 1892 and 1906 as part of the Cymmrodorion Record Series 1. The letters contained in this folder, to and from J. L. C. Cecil Williams, discuss the preparations for a fourth and fifth volume. The fourth volume was published in 1936 with Egerton Phillimore as editor. Egerton Phillimore died in 1937 before the fifth and final volume could be completed.

Emigration from North Wales to the USA

The file comprises letters to and from J. L. C. Cecil Williams relating to the task of preparing Mrs Russell-Wood's MA dissertation for publication in Y Cymmrodor. Professor J. Glyn Davies was given the task of editing the dissertation, and there are a number of letters between him and Cecil Williams.

Miscellaneous articles and addresses

The folder comprises an article written in the hand of the Rev. J. W. Hayes, entitled 'Irish Manuscript and other evidence concerning the use of rough and smooth stone weapons within historic times', an article entitled 'Wales and the Cymmrodorion Society' (author unknown), and three other incomplete artices/lectures.

Cymmrodorion addresses

The folder comprises manuscript copies of addresses, mostly given before the Cymmrodorion Section of the National Eisteddfod by Dr Isambard Owen, D. Brynmor Jones, Prof. H. J. Fleure, R. Arthur Roberts, etc. There are also some Cymmrodorion Section programmes, 1882-1907.

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