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O.M. Edwards: letters to his parents

The series contains letters written by O.M. Edwards to his parents Owen and Elizabeth Edwards discussing in some detail his experiences as a student at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and at Balliol College, Oxford, his travels on the Continent, and his life as an Oxford don. Many of the letters contain references to events at Llanuwchllyn and to family life.

O.M. Edwards: letters to his children Ifan and Haf

The series comprises letters written mainly from the Board of Education offices at Whitehall, the family home at Neuadd Wen, Llanuwchllyn, and various locations which O.M. Edwards visited whilst Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales to his son Ifan ab Owen Edwards and daughter Haf Edwards. They contain family and domestic news, advice, and some of the letters include vivid descriptions of events in London and Llanuwchllyn.

Edwards, Ifan ab Owen, 1895-1970

O.M. Edwards: letterbook

The series comprises a letterbook containing copies of letters written by O.M. Edwards to various members of his family including his parents and brothers. They were all written whilst he was a student at Aberystwyth. Some of the letters are lengthy and describe in detail events at the college and locally at Aberystwyth. They also contain references to Llanuwchllyn and to members of the Edwards family.

General letters to O. M. Edwards

The series comprises letters, 1880-1920, addressed to O. M. Edwards, from his first arrival at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, until the time of his death. Many of the letters are from prominent Welsh public figures. The early letters relate to Edwards's career as a student at the UCW, Aberystwyth, the University of Glasgow and Balliol College, Oxford. Some concern his preaching engagements, his plans and ambitions, while others give local news from the Llanuwchllyn area. Following his appointment as Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1889, many of the letters concern his academic work and university responsibilities, and there are numerous requests for references and testimonials from students and former students. Some correspondents write in relation to educational matters in Wales, notably the passage and operation of the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, 1889, and the affairs of the University of Wales. -- From the 1890s onwards many letters concern O. M. Edwards's editing of Cymru and Cymru'r Plant, and later Wales, Heddyw and Y Llenor. Intermingled with these letters are some which refer to personal events in Edwards's life: his marriage in 1891, the death of his father in 1895, and the death of the eldest son Owen ab Owen in 1897. In 1899 many letters concern the death of Thomas Edward Ellis MP, the selection of Edwards as his successor as Liberal MP for Merionethshire, and his brief sojourn in the House of Commons until July 1900. -- Throughout these years the letters abound with references to educational matters, notably within the Universities of Wales and Oxford. Others relate to Welsh literary and cultural matters, the publication of Cyfres y Fil and the organization of Urdd y Delyn. A few letters concern Edwards's researches, writings and academic publications. -- From 1907 onwards many of the letters relate to O. M. Edwards's duties as Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales. Throughout the remaining years there are numerous communications from Edwards's former students at Oxford, invitations to deliver lectures and attend various functions and events, and letters relating to the editing of journals, notably Cymru and Cymru'r Plant. Others concern literary, cultural and publishing matters, and many relate to educational themes. These are interspersed with congratulatory messages on receipt of the Medal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion in 1915 and a knighthood in January 1916. Many of the letters from the final years refer to O. M. Edwards's personal, health and family problems.

Urdd y Delyn

Letters from Ellen Edwards to O. M. Edwards

The series contains personal letters written from the Edwards family's various local homes at Llanuwchllyn, giving family, domestic and local news, and also referring to national events, and to O.M. Edwards's wide-ranging activities and pursuits. Many of the letters refer to the activities of the children Ifan and Haf, and to other members of their families. The tensions and problems within the marriage are ever close to the surface because of the long enforced absences, but there is also clear evidence of a deep bond and affection between husband and wife.

Edwards, Elin, Lady, 1868-1919

Letters from Ellen Edwards to her children Ifan and Haf

The series comprises letters from Ellen Edwards to her children Ifan ab Owen Edwards and Haf Edwards. The letters give mainly domestic, family and local news from the Llanuwchllyn area with constant references to to the activities of the children's father and descriptions of some of her travels with him.

Edwards, Ifan ab Owen, 1895-1970

Letters to Ellen Edwards

The series comprises letters from friends, acquaintances, relatives and neighbours, many from the Llanuwchllyn area and a smaller group of personal letters, all relating mainly to domestic, local and family news.

Letters from Ifan ab Owen Edwards to his family

The series comprises letters written by Ifan ab Owen Edwards to his family, mainly his parents and sister Haf, primarily from Llanuwchllyn, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and France during the First World War. They describe his daily routine at university and whilst on active service.