Showing 43 results

A holograph essay on 'Y Mabinogion fel Llenyddiaeth' by 'Y Macwy Mud' [E. Stanton Roberts]. The essay was submitted in January 1911 for the T. E. Ellis Essay Prize at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Papers relating to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth comprising correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports of the staffing committee, senate and finance committee, applications for posts as lecturers, reports of the building committee, etc.

This file contains a copy of the radio broadcast in September 1953 by Goronwy Rees on his return to Aberystwyth as Principal of the University College of Wales. There is also a copy of the text of his inaugural lecture there, October 1953.

The manuscript of John Peter ['Ioan Pedr']: The Geology of Wales. Lecture delivered at the University College of Wales, December 19th, 1873 ... (Aberystwyth, 1874), together with other notes, mainly on scientific subjects.

A holograph essay on 'Welsh Social Life as reflected in the Poems of Lewis Glyn Cothi' by 'Llynor' [E. Stanton Roberts]. The work was submitted for, and awarded, the T. E. Ellis Essay Prize at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, during the Session 1909-1910.

Most of the letters, 1897-1925, are relatively short notes, arranging meetings, giving items of news and requesting pieces of information for the author's researches. There are many references to Welsh books and manuscripts, and occasional, passing references to contemporary national and political events. There is also some discussion of the development of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, the University of Wales, and the establishment and early growth of the National Library of Wales. There are several interesting references to the selection of the venue for the National Library and the eventual choice of Aberystwyth and to the appointment of the Library's officers. Sir John also occasionally refers to the early history of the National Museum, founded at Cardiff in the early twentieth century. During 1908 and 1909 there are letters referring to meetings with D. Lloyd George, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, and John Herbert Lewis, relating to attempts to wrest improved funding for the National Library from the Liberal government.

The letters, 1895-1925, discuss Welsh political life, the attempts to regenerate Mudiad Cymru Fydd, historical records relating to Flintshire, the foundation of the National Library of Wales, its location at Aberystwyth, and appeals for increased government funding and the passage of the copyright legislation, developments at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the federal University of Wales, the possibility of establishing a Public Record Office for Wales, and the selection of Liberal candidates in Welsh constituencies for the 'Coupon' General Election of December 1918.

The letters, 1897-1924, discuss the work of the Guild of Graduates of the University of Wales, especially its Literature Section, the publication of Gweithiau Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd, and the work of re-printing the Welsh classics by the Guild. There are also references to the internal politics of the University of Wales and the colleges at Aberystwyth and Bangor and to other appointments in which Sir John Edward Lloyd had an interest.

Miscellaneous typescripts, c. 1900-1920, on a very wide range of subjects, including a number of copies of references and testimonials. They include material relating to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, the National Library of Wales, the Ancient Monuments Board for Wales, the League of Nations Union, and many items of Cardiganshire interest. The events covered in the various typescripts date back to 1753.

A poem entitled 'Y Delyn' submitted by 'Tudur' for competition at the Celtic Society Eisteddfod at the UniversityCollege of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1896.

A large collection of newspaper cuttings relating to Goronwy Rees's resignation as Principal of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth and a report on the subject at the time by Mervyn Jones. There is also a typescript copy of the article "Who is the Principal?" for Y Faner.

Papers, correspondence and printed items, 1872-1926, relating to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. They include copies of the college's early registers, 1872-1877, copies of the conveyance of the college and its hereditaments, 1875, copies of the deed of settlement of the college, and of the charter of incorporation and statutes, both dated 1892, papers concerning the administration of the college's restoration fund, the revised constitution of the college, and the old students' scholarship fund. Other matters include the charter of the federal University of Wales in 1893, the college's building fund, Alexandra Hall, the finance and general purposes committee, the estate of Sir John Williams, the proposed revision of the college's charter and statutes, and museum grants for Wales. The correspondents include Thomas Charles Edwards (3), 1885-1886, Lewis Morris, 1886, and Stuart Rendel, 1889.

Most of the letters, 1892-1916, are devoted to the writer's researches, writings and editing of Wales, Y Llenor, Heddyw and Cymru for which he solicits contributions from the pen of J. H. Davies. Several letters refer to the death of Thomas Edward Ellis in April 1899, the preparation of his biography and the erection of a memorial statue at Bala. Others relate to J. H. Davies's application for the position of Registrar of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and some to Edwards's duties as Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales.

This file of letters, which came to light after the rest of the O. M. Edwards Papers had been catalogued, comprises detailed letters penned by Edwards while a student at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. They describe his surroundings, experiences and activities in some detail and give a vivid portrait of a student's life at Aberystwyth in the early 1880s.

Notes on natural philosophy and algebra written by S. T. Evans when he was a student at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1876-1877.

Papers relating to the Aberystwyth and University Musical Society:- letters by E. P. Jones, 1876, G. A. Schott and Edward Edwards, 1896, and Edwin Frisby, 1900; a register of attendance; balance sheet of a concert held at Machynlleth; and printed programmes.

Minutes, 1875-6, of the Aberystwyth and University Musical Society.

Minute book, 1888-93, of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Music Society.

Stray items relating to Major Edgar Jones (1868-1953), father of Gareth Vaughan Jones, and headmaster of the Barry Boys' County School from 1899 until his retirement in 1933. They include a small quantity of correspondence on a wide range of subjects, including letters from Gwilym Davies, undated; Sir Owen M. Edwards, 1916; W. Goscombe John, 1952; Dr Thomas Jones CH, 1925, 1947, 1950, 1951 and 1952 (many referring to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth); and Sir John Edward Lloyd, 1929 (relating to the Welsh Language Society). Many of the letters refer to educational themes. There are also two letters, both dated 1953, from Major Edgar Jones to his daughter Eirian Lewis, mother of Dr Siriol Colley. There are also some tributes to Major Jones upon his death in 1953.