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Papers and correspondence of Frank Evans, 1941-1989, mainly relating to his time when he was a prisoner of war in Japan and to his return visits in 1981 and 1984, 1941-1945, 1980-1989, including a scrap book containing photographs, press cuttings, correspondence and miscellanea; together with letters, photographs, and papers concerning his imprisonment at the Shamshuipo and Oeyama prison camps, 1941-1945, 1980-1989.

Papers of Frank H. Cleaver, 1924-1985, mainly accounts, including personal, family and household expenses, 1924-1985; expenses for his work in Argentina, 1929-1931; and summaries of accounts, 1949-1968.

Papers, 1891-[1922], of Frank Phillips comprising reminiscences of his voyages to India, Burma, Zimbabwe and South Africa and a diary, 1891-1892, which Phillips kept whilst in Zimbabwe.

Etchings and sketches drawn by Frederick Charles Richards; pocket diaries, 1919-1929; notebooks; press cuttings from The Egyptian Gazette, The Egyptian Mail and The Sphinx; correspondence, 1927-1932; research notes and a draft typescript of A Persian Journey (1932); research notes on Roman and Egyptian civilization, the architecture of London and other English cities, and various philosophical themes; miscellanea.

Papers, 1962-[c. 1986], of Frederick Davies, relating to John Cowper Powys, including letters to Davies from Phyllis Playter, Alyse Gregory, Lucy Amelia Penny, Marie Canavaggia and others, 1962-1986; letters to Powys on his ninetieth birthday, 1962; and an unpublished account of the love affair between Powys and Frances Gregg, [c. 1986].

Papers of Frederick Grice, mainly relating to Francis Kilvert, 1872-1982, including scrapbooks of notes, articles, off-prints, biographical material, 1977, and letters, 1973-1982.

Monmouthshire deeds and documents, 1477-1761, some concerning the families of Thomas, Kemeys and Gardner (later Gardner-Kemeys) of Bertholey, Llantrissent; together with a small number of deeds and documents relating to properties in Denbighshire, Flintshire and Brecknockshire, 1513-1775; Cardiganshire, 1578-1755; Yorkshire, 1398-1605, and Lincolnshire, 1563.

This collection comprises translations into English of foreign works, mainly French, dealing with political and religio-political thought, socialism, Saint-Simonism, etc., together with translations of three works on the Breton language.

Papers of, or collected by, Evan William Evans, Dolgellau, 1808-[1921x1925], consisting mainly of material of Dolgellau local historical and religious interest, including rate assessments and valuations, accounts, rentals, chapel records and other records, 1813-1877; agricultural, timber, slate and other account books, 1823-1879; papers of T. Mordaf Pierce, including correspondence, essays, sermons and material relating to Dolgellau history, 1894-1914; material relating to Calvinistic Methodism in Llanidloes and Dolgellau, 1808-1918; and correspondence, 1850-1921, mainly addressed to Evans.

Deeds and documents, 1660-1922, from Bronwylfa, Llandderfel, partly relating relating to the Fronheulog estate and to the Williams family of Fronheulog and Menairafon, Angelsey, and partly relating to other properties, probably belonging to the clients of Messrs Anwyl and Davies, solicitors, and printed matter, mainly Acts of Parliament, 1816-1850.

A small collection consisting of a notebook and legal and other papers of George Stephens, governor of the county gaol, Carmarthen; journals of William Davies, Pumpsaint, midshipman; and a play by George Arbour Stephens entitled 'Carmarthen. A Historical Episode ...'.

Research papers and correspondence, 1982-1997, relating to the Montgomeryshire Place-Names Project, including map data entries and notes on place-names; material on etymology, 1981-1994, including correspondence and notes for talks and lectures; papers, 1971-1995, deriving from G. G. Evans's work as tutor at the Montgomeryshire College of Further Education; minutes, correspondence and papers, 1969-1996, relating to a large number of committees on which Evans served; miscellaneous correspondence and papers, 1953-1995, mainly concerning Evans's scholastic and writing work; and research notes and papers, relating to Evans's publications and other research projects.

Papers of, belonging to, or relating to George Gilbert Treherne Treherne, [1885x1924], containing for the most part material of antiquarian and historical interest. They include: notes, extracts and transcripts relating to Wales (particularly Carmarthenshire) and elsewhere, including etymological notes on place-names; extracts from Carmarthenshire tithe records of the 1840s; extracts from and notes on pedigrees relating in part to Carmarthenshire; correspondence, 1890-1924, mainly on antiquarian topics; press cuttings, 1911-1923, including an article on Treherne; draft and preparatory notes towards a work on Laugharne and the surrounding areas; an interleaved and annotated copy of Treherne's Notes on the Dedication of the Church in Honour of Saint Margaret Marlos (London, 1904); an annotated copy of Treherne's Eglwys Cymmin Book of Epitaphs (Carmarthen, 1919); and a typescript copy of G. G. T. Treherne's autobiography.

The G. T. Clark Manuscripts are mainly the genealogical, archaeological, and historical papers of George Thomas Clark (1809-1898). -- At the end of the group (NLW MS 5231-5234) is a portion of the 'collectanea', relating to the history of Glamorgan, of William Davies, Cringell, near Neath.

Manuscripts, 1827-1875, from the library of G. T. O. Bridgeman, including heraldic material, etc., relating to the Wynn family of Gwydir, and also transcripts of charters and public records.

Literary manuscripts, autographs and documents collected by G. V. Roberts, comprising plays and poems, 1801-1907, including works by W. H. Davies, Caradog Evans, Huw Menai and Sir Lewis Morris; miscellaneous letters, 1659-1873; and stray documents, 1600-1856.

Cofysgrifau Eglwys y Gadlys (Bedyddwyr), Aberdâr, yn cynnwys llyfr cofnodion y Cyrddau Eglwysig, 1879-1907, llyfrau cyfrifon, 1866-1890, 1881-1911, a llyfr aelodau a'u cyfraniadau, 1865, ynhgyd â threuliau a drebyniadau at y Weinidogaeth a'r Elusennau, 1865-1880.

The group donated in 1987 comprises letters from Gareth Vaughan Jones to his family, 1922-1935, many while on foreign travels; letters to him, 1919-1934; a curriculum vitae and references, 1925-1934; research notes, [c. 1930]-1932; typescripts, drafts and notes for articles and lectures, [1925]-[1935]; typescripts of press articles written by Gareth Vaughan Jones during his world tour, 1934-1935; newspaper cuttings of Western Mail articles by Gareth Vaughan Jones, [1933]-[1935]; papers concerning Gareth Vaughan Jones's death, [1935]; printed books, 1926-1927, and papers of his father Dr Edgar Jones, including letters, 1890-1952; letters concerning the death of Gareth Vaughan Jones, 1935; press cuttings and papers relating to his time as head of Barry County School, 1906-1935; typescripts of broadcasts and talks, 1939-1945; and papers relating to his death, 1953. The papers deposited in 2007, 2010 and 2011 comprise family papers, 1894-2007, including a few papers relating to Gareth Vaughan Jones's parents Major Edgar Jones and Mrs Annie Gwen Jones; papers of, or relating to, Gareth Vaughan Jones, 1916-2002, including diaries, notebooks, press cuttings of his articles, letters, mainly from him to his parents and other members of his family, and papers relating to his capture and subsequent murder in August 1935; and the papers of Dr Siriol Colley, 1922-2004, mainly deriving from her researches into her uncle's life, work and death, including transcripts and photocopies of relevant source materials. The material donated in July 2011 comprises six pocket diaries containing detailed observations and comments on Gareth Jones's travels, mainly in Germany and Russia, between 1931 and 1934, together with the last passport issued to him in 1930, and a few stray items which have been incorporated in the previous files. Another group includes photographs, postcards, negatives and lantern slides, [c. 1900 - c. 1990].

Two boxes containing additional papers were received in July 2018.

Gareth Vaughan Jones's personal copy of Russische National-Bibliothek (Leipzig, 1881), with the following notes inscribed in the front of the volume “Gareth Vaughan Jones, Trinity College, Cambridge. Riga, den 4 August, 1927”; February 2025 and his copy of Das Ende Der Reparationen by Hjalmar Schacht.

A small chest presented to Edgar Jones, Gareth Vaughan Jones' father, on being granted the Freedom of the Borough of Barry in 1950, together with a certificate marking the occasion, related press cuttings, photographs of Edgar, Annie Gwen, Gareth and Raymond Jones, a photograph of Gareth Jones' dog, and a letter from the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire following the death of Edgar's brother, Raymond, during the Great War; together with an article by the depositor about Annie Gwen Jones; March 2025.

The fonds comprises estate records, family papers and public administration papers of the Griffith family of Garn and the families to whom they were related by marriage, such as Hughes of Weeg and Cae'r berllan, Wynne of Voelas and Wynne of Garthmeilio, Cwm Mein and Plasnewydd. It includes title deeds, 1572-1903, for lands mainly in Denbigh, Henllan, Llanefydd and Llanrwst, Denbighshire, Caerhun, Caernarfonshire and Rhuddlan, Flintshire, and for properties elsewhere in Denbighshire, Merioneth, Flintshire and Anglesey; rentals, 1658-1784, other papers concerning estate administration, 1708-1912, maps and plans, 1776-1866, domestic management papers, 1725-1885, family settlements and probate records, 1606-1863, pedigrees and genealogical notes, [pre-1614]-[c.1934], schooling and career details, 1746-1920, literary papers, [1660]-1925, letters of the Griffith family, 1724-1943, and others, 1680-1882, diaries and memoranda, 1701-1853, records of court cases and other disputes, 1672-1928, family and non-family trusts, 1712-1879, financial papers such as mortgages and accounts, 1680-1906, Denbighshire militia records, 1801-1876, papers relating to local government and politics, [post-1719]-1926, and a small number of ecclesiastical records, 1727-1912.

Deeds and documents relating to the Groydd estate in the parish of Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, 1753-1886, and deeds, 1706-1830, relating to lands mainly in Gwyddelwern and Llangelynnin, Merionethshire.