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Papers, 1885-[1922x1936], of Ernest Richmond Horsfall Turner, largely of Montgomeryshire interest. They include extracts, notes and draft essays relating to Llanidloes and Montgomeryshire history, including the Chartist movement within that county; addresses prepared for local societies, meetings, etc.; correspondence; and compositions submitted for the Llanidloes Eisteddfod of 1912; together with poetry by John Newton Crowther (Glanceri), Horsfall Turner's father-in-law.

Manuscripts and papers, 1873-[1932x1938], of E. Stanton Roberts, comprising notes, transcripts and essays of a historical, antiquarian and etymological nature relating to Wales and the Welsh language; transcripts of and accompanying notes on Welsh poetry, principally that of Dafydd ap Gwilym; and notes compiled towards Y Llysieulyfr Meddyginiaethol a briodolir i William Salesbury (Liverpool, 1916).

Personal and political papers of E. T. John, 1881-1931, including correspondence, 1886-1931; personal and family papers, 1882-1930; political papers, 1907-1930; papers relating to Welsh and Celtic cultural movements, 1912-1930; posters and programmes, 1881-1927; and miscellaneous papers and publications, [c. 1894]-1930.

Deeds, documents and probate records, 1617-1853, relating mainly to the parishes of Caerhun, Conwy, Dwygyfylchi, Gyffin, Llanbedrycennin and Llannor, Caernarfonshire, and to the Abbey estate, in Denbighshire, Merionethshire and Caernarfonshire, 1811-1819; notes on sermons, 1861-1889; and miscellaneous papers relating to Amlwch, Anglesey, 1801-1868.

Deeds acquired by E. Williams of Hove, relating to premises in Brecknockshire, 1564-1823; Cardiganshire, 1663-1778; Carmarthenshire, 1437-1790; Caernarfonshire, 1437-1822; Denbighshire, 1507-1743; Flintshire, 1469-1761; Glamorgan, 1612-1775; Merionethshire, 1616-1762; Monmouthshire, 1491-1795; Montgomeryshire, 1636-1773; Pembrokeshire, 1645-1797; and Radnorshire and Herefordshire, 1543-1786.

Deeds and documents, 1593-1848, relating to properties in Womaston (Old Radnor), Evenjobb, Llansaintfraed in Elvel, Llandrindod, Cascob, Ednall, Llanvareth, and Presteigne, Radnorshire.

Papers of and relating to Earthfall Dance Company, comprising material relating to individual stage productions; workshops and residencies; tours, festivals and events; awards; funding; annual reviews; correspondence; and miscellaneous material.

Deeds and documents relating to Pembrokeshire, 1621-1891, Carmarthenshire, 1768-1831, and Gloucestershire, 1769.

Papers and deeds, mainly relating to Pembrokeshire, 1296-1931, including records of the manors of Manorbier, Penely, and Prendergast, 1618-1850; and papers relating to the Ambleston estate, 1838-[1890].

Papers of Edgar Leyshon Chappell, 1772-1951, including housing and public health records, 1901-1930; records relating to the South Wales Regional Survey Committee, 1920-1921; Industrial Unrest Commission records, 1904-1917; Agricultural Wages Board enquiry and research records, [c. 1918]-1940; records relating to local government and post-war reconstruction, 1891-1945; records of Melingriffith Tinplate Works, 1772-1948; papers relating to Daniel Lleufer Thomas, 1919-1941; scrapbooks, 1910-1944; and newspaper cuttings, 1896-1923.

Personal papers of Edgar P. Harris, CBE, [c. 1916]-1963, comprising letters, press cuttings, obituaries, certificates, grant of CBE, a diary for 1960, articles by him, and a copy of an unpublished biography of Edgar P. Harries entitled 'A Pembrokeshire Pioneer' written by his son.

A collection comprising a diary; notebooks; a copy of John Rhydderch: Grammadeg Cymraeg ...; an almanack for the year 1762; a volume of psalm-tunes; pedigrees of the Le Strange family to the year 1335, of James Howell, historiographer-royal, and of the Howell family of Penycaerau; and miscellaneous transcripts and cuttings.

Papers, in the main diaries and correspondence, 1895-[?1978], of Edward and Helen Thomas, comprising diaries of Edward Thomas, 1895-1917; correspondence, 1896-1917, of Edward Thomas and his wife Helen; correspondence, 1895-1896, of Edward Thomas and his father-in-law James Ashcroft Noble; autograph drafts of poems, 1914-1917, by Edward Thomas, all of which were published in The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas, ed. by R. George Thomas (Oxford, 1978); the original manuscript of The Heart of England (London, 1906); an autograph prose piece, 1912, entitled 'A Castle of Cloud'; and fragments of Edward Thomas's journals, memoranda, photographs, etc., 1895-1916.

The fonds comprises diaries, 1883-1933, principally detailing farming activities, a volume of farming wage accounts, 1916-1938, and reports of the cultivation officer under the Montgomeryshire Agricultural Executive, 1918-1921.

Papers, 1841-[1933], from the library of Edward Edwards which include lecture notes taken by Edwards mainly at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, [1884x1891], and lectures given by Edwards, [1884x1933], some at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; papers, 1897-1933, relating to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; correspondence, 1889-1929, of Edward Edwards, including letters of condolence on the death of his brother, O. M. Edwards, 1920; papers, [1841x1899], of the Rev. Owen Jones, Llanuwchllyn, cousin of Edwards Edwards; and miscellaneous notes, memoranda, transcripts, etc.

Manuscripts of Edward Evans, Lerry Stores, Talybont. They include diaries kept by Edward Evans, 1888-1889; manuscript essays in his autograph; a miscellaneous collection of poems in various hands, including that of Edward Evans; and letters and account books relating to the Lead and Zinc Concentrates Limited, Bwlchglas Mine, Talybont, the 'SCLM, Limited', and the Cardigan Mining Company Limited.

Papers, [17 cent., first ¼]-[1913x1918], many in Edward Griffith's hand or collected by him, including manuscripts of Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd), David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) and Robert Oliver Rees; material relating to Dolgellau and surrounding districts and to Mary Jones and her journey to Bala; papers of Lewis Williams, Llanfachreth; genealogical material and correspondence relating to Merionethshire Quaker families; and miscellaneous correspondence, poetry, transcripts and notes.

Deeds and documents, 1511-1905, relating to premises mainly in Merionethshire, including Dolgellau, Llanfachreth, Brithdir, Llangelynnin and Llanelltyd.

Printed works, 1784-1802, of Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin), with annotations and additions in the hand of John Freeman Milward Dovaston, West Felton, Shropshire, writer and antiquary; and a letter, 1817, from Jones to Dovaston.

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.