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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.

Press cuttings, including the issue of Y Drafod, 12 June 1925, containing obituary notices and appreciations of Mrs. Anne Lloyd Jones, widow of Michael D. Jones; press cuttings relating to the Chubut Settlement; a patent to Mihangel ap Iwan to practise as a doctor in the Argentine, 1927; autographs of guests at a banquet given to Mihangel ap Iwan, 1923, programme of the consecration of the 'St. David's' Lodge, No. 3952 of Freemasons at Buenos Aires, 1920; and a memorial card for Ebenezer M. Morgan, Trelew, 1910.

A long letter, 1912, from Griffith R. Pierce, Iowa, to Dr. Mihangel ap Iwan relating to the settlement of Chubut, and a collection of press cuttings to support his claims.

A note of agreement, 6 January 1885, between 'Luis' [Lewis] Jones, Edward J. Williams, and Thomas Davies, members of the 'Luis Jones y Cia' promoting a railway from Port Madryn to the Chubut Colony. The agreement is signed by Luis Jones and E. J. Williams, and is written in the latter's hand.

A typescript copy of a report on the Welsh colony in the Chubut Valley, Patagonia, prepared by the Reverend David Powell Richards, M.A., chaplain in the Royal Navy, and addressed by him from H.M.S. Flora, at Monte Video, 8 April, 1901, to the Hon. Sir William A. C. Barrington, K.C.M.G., H. M. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Buenos Aires. Accompanying the report are numerous appendices and insets, including a typescript statement of authorities as to the boundaries of Argentine; typescript extracts from The Review of the River Plate, 8 September, 1900, and Y Drafod, 9 November, 1900, touching the results of recent municipal elections in Chubut; a typescript copy of a letter, 4 July 1900, from R. Groome, commodore, H.M.S. Flora, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, reporting on his visit to the Welsh colony; manuscript copies of a letter, 29 August, 1901, from Hy. Vansittart Neale, Admiralty, to A. K. Wilson, Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Squadron, and a letter, 11 September, 1901, from H. D. Barry, Captain, H.M.S. Mars, at Lagos, to Vice-Admiral A. K. Wilson, touching arrangements for an interview between the Reverend D. P. Richards and the High Commissioner for Canada; draft minutes of a general meeting of Welsh settlers at Gaiman Chapel, 22 August, 1898, and of the first and second meetings of the National Council Committee appointed by the general meeting, 30 August - 7 October, 1898; a manuscript copy of a letter from the Welsh settlers to the British Minister in Buenos Aires, 18 June, 1900, protesting against their arrests by the Argentine authorities; and a manuscript copy of a letter, 5 March, 1902, from [D. P. Richards] from H.M.S. Mars, Channel Squadron, at Tetuan, touching the proposal for the restoration of the colony to British territory; and press cuttings.

Papers of E. R. Williams, mainly relating to chapels , schools and eisteddfodau in Patagonia, 1933-1951, and papers of Elizabeth Jeane Roberts Williams, mainly school notebooks, 1945-1949.