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- 1929-1932 / (Creation)
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Name of creator
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Evan Roberts (1877-1977) of Llandderfel, Merionethshire, was a local historian and a close friend of John Cowper Powys.
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A group of fifty-four holograph letters, 1929-1932, from Thomas Jones, Cerrigellgwm[-isa], Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire, to Evan Roberts, Llandderfel, Merioneth, relating to the writer's literary and musical pursuits. Some letters refer to the Welsh ancestry of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America. Also included in the collection is a holograph letter, 15 November, 1932, from Einion Jones, Cerrigellgwm-isa, to Evan Roberts, enclosing a pedigree of his father Thomas Jones and a copy of the latter's last poem.
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Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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Welsh.
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The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part XX, 285.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 11004C.
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- Jones, Thomas, 1860-1932 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Family. (Subject)
- Jones, Thomas, 1860-1932 -- Family (Subject)
- Roberts, Evan, 1877-1977 -- Correspondence (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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November 2008.
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- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.