Dangos 15110 canlyniad

An essay by David Davies, Croes-lan, Llandysul, on the history of Horeb Congregational church, Llandysul, co. Cardigan, [c. 1688]-1910, successfully entered for competition at Horeb Eisteddfod, 1910.

Fifty-one letters, [c. 1888]-1893, to Leonora Philips (née Gerstenberg), first wife of Sir John Wynford Philipps, 1st viscount St Davids, from prominent women including Frances Hodgson Burnett (2) [c. 1888], Millicent Fawcett (6)[ c. 1888]-1893, Rosalind Howard, countess of Carlisle (5) 1891-1893, and F. E. MacFall (Sarah Grand) (3) 1893. They relate mainly to the activities of the women's suffrage movement.

A notebook containing hymns and hymn-tunes, [c. 1777-1793].

Three letters and a card, 1941-1958, from Augustus John to his son-in-law, Villiers Bergne, together with five letters and cards, 1968-1969, to Bergne from Michael Holroyd concerning the latter's biography of Augustus John.

Resolutions, 1892-1896, of the Church Extension and Mission Work Society (afterwards The Forward Movement) of the Presbyterian Church of Wales concerning the administration of the Church Extension Fund.

A commonplace book, 1810-1859, of Mary Evans [? Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire] containing scriptural arguments supporting Unitarian doctrines and refuting various aspects of orthodox Christianity; with sermons, hymns, and religious and other verse. Also included is an account of the death of Thomas Evans, Pen-y-garn, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire, 9 December 1833 (ff. 63-5 verso).

Seventeen letters, 1950-1972, from David Jones, artist and writer, to Kathleen Raine.

Minute-books, 1873-1882, 1893-1905, 1922-1942, of Rhos Welsh Baptist church, Mountain Ash, co. Glamorgan, with related papers, 1914-1955.

General account book of Rhondda Welsh Baptist church, Hopkinstown, Pontypridd, co. Glamorgan, 1866-1900.

A volume of manuscript text comprising the original version, and notes relating to the popular World War Two song 'We'll keep a welcome in the hillsides', together with a printed booklet containing notes on how the song became an auxiliary Welsh national anthem during and after the war.

Specifications, [c. 1876], of alterations and repairs to Bryn Bras Castle, parish of Llanrug, co. Caernarfon, the property of the Reverend C. H. Griffith (ff. 1-17); and receipted bills, 1878-1888, of tradesmen from Bangor, Caernarfon, and Port Dinorwic to William Dew of Bryn Bras Castle.

Letters, 1938-1944, from Alun Lewis, the Anglo-Welsh writer, to Richard (Dick) Mills.

Notebook, 1840-1865, of the Reverend Evan David containing sermon notes; a record of preaching engagements, 1840-1850; and miscellaneous accounts, including accounts relating to Tor-y-coed and other farms in the Llantrisant area (ff. 17 verso, 19 verso-23, 26, 32). A transcript of the baptismal record of Evan David appears on f. 24.

Dyddiadur gŵr anhysbys, wedi ei ysgrifennu rhwng 16 Rhagfyr 1917 a 20 Mehefin 1918, ynghyd â cherdyn angladdol, er cof am y bardd Ben Bowen a fu farw ym 1903, yn bedair ar hugain mlwydd oed.

Notebook, 1834-1861, of the Rev. Evan David, Y Groes-faen, Llantrisant, Glamorgan, containing sermons; accounts and other particulars, 1845-1856, relating to Fforest-fawr and other farms in the Llantrisant area (ff. 6-9, 10 verso-11 verso, 14-15); medical and domestic recipes (ff. 5, inverted text 59 recto-verso); and a list of those pledging themselves to total abstinence (inverted text ff. 51 recto-verso, 52 verso). A newspaper account of the funeral of Evan David is on f. 70 verso.

A volume of hymn-tunes, [19 cent., second ½], including works by John Ambrose Lloyd (Emrys Llwyd, 1815-1874), Mold, Richard Mills (Rhydderch Hael, 1809-1844), Llanidloes, and John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt, 1822-1877), Aberystwyth, in the hand of J. Jones, with notes in Welsh and English and an alphabetical index of tunes.

Commonplace book, 1838-1839, of Thomas Edmans of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, containing poetry, temperance tracts, transcripts, etc.

Typescript final draft, [c. 1962], of A Burnt Offering by Jack Jones (1884-1970), an unpublished biographical novel based on the life of Dr William Price (1800-1893), Llantrisant, pioneer of cremation.

A scrapbook of press cuttings, 1859-1904, mostly of illustrations and Welsh poetry, compiled by T. Glwysfryn Hughes, Liverpool, including some of his own poems, together with related correspondence, 1858-1941.

Photcopies of letters from Lord Howard de Walden to his son John Osmael Scott-Ellis from Gallipoli, 1915, and from France, 1917.