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Deeds, 1694-1831, relating to land in the parish of Cellan, Cardiganshire; mainly to a property called Cwmffrwd.

Papers, 1827-[?1933], of or relating to John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog), including autograph poetry, 1857-1887; a diary, 1886; correspondence, [1852x1855]-1913, comprising letters addressed to Ceiriog, [1852x1855]-1887, Ceiriog's letters to his wife Annie, 1860-1861, letters from Ceiriog to Nicholas Bennett and others, 1856-1887, and correspondence of Annie Hughes and Delia Ceiriog Evans, 1871-1913; and volumes of press cuttings, 1827-[?1933], including poetry by Ceiriog and obituaries and tributes to him.

Music manuscripts, including arrangements of folk songs and popular and classical songs by named composers; concert programmes, 1924-1961; press-cuttings, [1930s]- [1980s], of her performances; press-cuttings relating to the Official Receiver, [1950s]-[1960s]; and notebooks of song lyrics.

Deeds realting to Bryntalch, otherwise Cefnbryntalch estate, Montgomeryshire, 1535-[1910]; correspondence, 1758-[?1876], apparently unrelated to the estate; and miscellaneous papers, including weekly returns and correspondence relating to French and Dutch prisoners of war held in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1812-1814.

Deeds, mainly mortgages and associated documents, relating to Cefn Trefor Bach and other properties in the parish of Llanfihangel-y-traethau, Merionethshire, 1648-1878.

Papers of the Cefn Croes Action Group (CCAG).

Minutes and administrative papers of the National Executive Committee of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales, 1958, 1972-1982; Caernarfonshire branch records, 1943-1983; local groups' correspondence files, 1952-1980; subject files containing correspondence and reports, 1945-1980, including Snowdonia National Park, 1945-1979; industrial development, 1942-1981; roads and transport, 1947-1980; forestry, 1947-1980; caravans and holiday accommodation, 1941-1979; and miscellaneous photographs of architecture, rural landscapes and eyesores, including litter, derelict buildings, and obtrusive signs and aerials.

Research papers of Cecil Vaughan Owen, relating mainly to the history of Montgomeryshire and including: Llanidloes and Llangurig School minute books, 1904-1972; leaflets, press cuttings, posters, sale catalogues and other source materials, and notes on the history of Llanidloes and Montgomeryshire and various local churches, 1800-1980; notes for lectures and talks, 1969-1979; an unpublished typescript 'Arwystli through the ages', [mid-late 20th century]; card index of timber-framed buildings in Montgomeryshire; offprints of articles on the archaeology and history of Montgomeryshire; reviews, correspondence and notes relating to his publications, 1949-1975; guides to castles and ecclesiastical buildings, [1970s]; correspondence, leaflets, press cuttings and other material relating to Cambrian Archaeological Association, Society of Antiquaries, Powysland Club and other bodies, 1948-1980; personal papers, including correspondence; records relating to Llanidloes parish church, 1906-1980; and records relating to the Glanyrafon estate, Montgomeryshire, 1866-1899.

Estate and family records, [c. 1260]-1935, of the Loxdale family of Shrewsbury and Castle Hill, Cardiganshire, and of the Williams family of Pant y Seiri and Castle Hill, comprising deeds, valuations, surveys, correspondence, etc., mainly relating to the estate in the parishes of Caron, Llanbadarn Fawr, Llanddeiniol, Llanddewibrefi, Llangwyryfon, Llanilar and Rhostïe, Cardiganshire, Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, including from [c. 1750] deeds relating to coal and iron mines, in these three Staffordshire parishes, and Brace Meole, St Julian and Wellington, Shropshire. -- The archive also includes records of a number of Shrewsbury guilds, including ordinances of the stewards and warden of the craft of weavers, 1416, and a revision, 1609; accounts, minutes and records of apprenticeships of the Company of Shearmen, 1468-[c. 1632], and the ordinances and constitution of the Guild of Clothworkers, 1614; accounts relating to the office of town clerk of Shrewsbury, 1655-1755; copy translations of royal grants to the town of Shrewsbury, 1189-1396; a session book for the hundred of Condover, Shropshire, 1744-1774; game books, 1828-1942; papers, 1873-1909, relating to Llanilar National School; and deeds and letters about Shrewsbury Free Grammar School, [c. 1870]-[c. 1890].

This collection, which came from Castle Green, Cardigan, contains material relating to railways in West Wales, the Tivy Improvement Scheme and other matters of Cardiganshire interest.

Manuscripts and rare books relating mostly to the counties of Brecknockshire and Carmarthenshire, on subjects such as history, topography and especially genealogy, 1604-1859, including a transcript of the Golden Grove Book of pedigrees and other pedigrees, relating mainly to South Wales families; 19th century transcripts and copies of letters, including some from Sir Walter Raleigh, [1624]-[1807]; lists of Carmarthenshire sheriffs and Brecknockshire Lords Lieutenant, 1809-1849; parts of original manuscripts of Theophilus Jones and William Owen Pughe, [1792]-[1805]; notebooks and scrapbooks, 1839; and various annotated printed books; and deeds and other documents, 1588-1911, relating mostly to properties in Brecknockshire (particularly in the parish of Bronllys), with a few relating to Carmarthen and Swansea.

Boxes of photographs being a mixture of those derived from commercial sources (such as record labels, publishers, arts bodies and television companies) and those taken especially for Urdd publications such as features and competitions. Most are the work of professional photographers.

Papurau R.M. (Bobi) Owen, ysgolfeistr a hanesydd lleol Dinbych, 1580-2018.
Ceir nifer helaeth o lythyrau yn bennaf, unai wedi’u casglu gan Bobi Owen eu hunan neu wedi eu hanfon ato yn uniongyrchol fel gohebiaeth bersonol. Ceir eitemau eraill megis cardiau post, rhaglenni, a ffotograffau ymhlith y casgliad.
Ymhlith y papurau gellir dod o hyd i nifer o enwogion Gymru a thu hwnt, llawer ohonynt o bwysigrwydd hanesyddol e.e. David Lloyd George (1863-1945), Robert Dudley, Iarll Cyntaf Gaerlŷr (1532-1588), a/neu ddiwylliannol, e.e. Kyffin Williams (1918-2006), Augustus John (1878-1961), a Christmas Evans (1766-1838).

Photographs relating to the work of Professor Emeritus Martin G Jones (1897-1979). Prof Jones was chair of Agricultural Botany at Kings College Durham, later the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne from 1947 until 1962. These photgraphs encompass his wide range of academic interests, particularly Grasslands.

Papers of Caryl Roese, 1940-2016, including two scrapbooks relating to her career, copies of theses written by her and genealogical notes compiled by her husband Herbert Roese, together with the papers of Herbert Roese, 1976-2017, including copies of theses written by him.

Deeds and documents, 1586-1910, relating to the trust created by the will, 25 April 1846, of Edwin Carter of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, and afterwards of Clifton in the city and county of Bristol, and pursuant to an order in Chancery in the cause of Carter v Carter, 1905. They include title deeds relating to premises in Monmouthshire, and Clifton, in Bristol, and family probate records.

Estate records, mainly title deeds, of the Carreg-lwyd and Berw estates, Anglesey, and family papers, mainly correspondence, of the Griffith family of Carreg-lwyd and the Holland family of Berw, 1329-1864, including valuable early 17th century papers relating to affairs of state, accumulated by John Griffith, secretary to Henry Howard (1540-1614), 1st earl of Northampton, Keeper of the Privy Seal, 1608-1614, and First Commissioner of the Treasury, 1612-1614; accounts and papers relating to the administration of the county of Anglesey, including muster rolls, 1602-1656, mainly for the hundreds of Tindaethwy, Menai and Talybolion; mise, window, house and land tax assessments, 1653-1764, mainly for the hundreds of Tindaethwy, Menai and Talybolion; rentals of Crown lands in the same hundreds; 1503-1737; papers of Dr William Griffith (1597-1648), successively chancellor of the dioceses ofSt Asaph and Bangor, and Commissioner of North Wales from 1633; account of the funerals of Elizabeth I and James I, [1625], and a census of the inhabitants of the parish of Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, August 1690.

A collection of the manuscripts of Carneddog.

Deeds, 1609-1873, mostly relating to lands in Carmarthenshire, including the Trimsaran estate; records of the Commissioners of the Kidwelly and Llanelli Canal and Tramroad Act, 1813-1834; and deeds and records of the Llanelli Canal and Tramroad Company, 1834-1839. The fonds does not contain any records relating to the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society.

Financial records and correspondence of the Association, 1913-1955; annual reports, 1880-1957; account book and Annual Reports of the Association's Home Mission 1895-1953; and financial and other papers of the Young People's Association, 1948-1953.