Dangos 15048 canlyniad

An autograph album, 1879-1918, thought to belong to 'Ap Ieuan', possibly Samuel Evans, a member of Tabernacl Welsh Congregational church, Shrewsbury, containing entries in Welsh, English, Chinese and other eastern and African languages, mainly by Congregationalist ministers and missionaries, including Ben Davies, Pant-teg, T. Eynon Davies, David Picton Jones, J. R. Kilsby Jones and H. Elvet Lewis ('Elfed'); together with pasted-in photographs. Papers found loose inside have been tipped in at the end of the volume (ff. 27-32).

A volume, 1800-1801, in the hand of Hugh Maurice (1775-1825) containing the laws of Hywel Dda in the Demetian Code, copied from Cardiff MS 2.7 (a copy of BL Cotton MS Titus D ix), together with an extract relating to Hywel Dda from the Myvyrian Archaiology text of Brut y Tywysogion (pp. 242-3).

A notebook (MS 22861iB) mainly containing pasted-in newspaper cuttings of poems in Welsh by David Morgan ('Cerddwyson', 1862-1935), Merthyr Tudful, composed between 1900 and 1929, with manuscript additions. Items found loose inside the volume have been filed separately (MS 22861iiE); they comprise two pamphlets: the periodical Cenad Hedd for March 1910, which contains an article on Maggie Morgans, the poet's mother, and Lledu'r Gorwelion (Merthyr Tydfil, 1928), being the printed version of Cerddwyson's address to the Congregationalists of the North Glamorgan Association on his retirement as chairman in October 1927; together with two related newspaper cuttings, 1936-1991.

Minute-book, 1929-1962, of the Welsh University Union, originally kept in English but written in Welsh from 1950 onwards, containing accounts of annual meetings held during National Eisteddfod week (NLW MS 22858iB).
Items found loose inside the volume have been filed separately (NLW MS 22858iiE). These comprise thirteen letters, 1960-[1963], mostly to Lily Richards, secretary of the Union for South Wales, concerning arrangements for the annual meeting which was to be held at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Dyffryn Maelor, 1961, at Rhosllannerchrugog, including one letter each from Sir David Hughes Parry, Sir Thomas Parry, Frank Price Jones and Professor Huw Morris-Jones; a paper, 1961, entitled 'Four Universities for Wales', advocating the break-up of the federal University of Wales; together with newspaper cuttings, 1928-1948, relating to meetings of the Union.

Accounts, 1906, in Welsh and English, of the religious revival of 1904-1905, received from eighteen Baptist churches in Wales in response to a questionnaire by the Welsh Baptist Historical Society; together with a list of all twenty-two replies received (f. i).

Letters and postcards, 1923-1987, sent by Emlyn Williams to Miss Hilda Morris and Miss Dorothy Swinnerton in Abergavenny, two of his teachers at Holywell County School, together with a copy of a script by him: 'Emlyn Williams as Saki', 1977, programme of the ceremony of his conferement of the freedom of the Borough of Delyn, 1982, and signed theatre programmes and newspaper cuttings of theatre reviews and his autobiography George : an early autobiography (London, 1961).

A typescript draft, with manuscript corrections and additions, of an address, dated August 1916, on the history of Mynydd-bach Congregational church, Swansea, author unknown, and including verses by Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) entitled 'Fy Mynyddbach'.

A file entitled 'Amryw o Gasgliad Gwilym Cowlyd'. It includes lists of books received by W[illiam] J[ohn] Roberts ['Gwilym Cowlyd']; draft correspondence; notes; a transcript of the programme of the 1903 prayer week at Llanrwst; a collecting book for the Jubilee Celebrations at Llanrwst, 1887; a catalogue of a sale of books and manuscripts, etc. at Cowlyd House, Llanrwst, 1897; a copy of an agreement for the lease of a printing press to John Lloyd Roberts, Llanddoged, 1891; and a poster of 'The Institutional Gorsedd ... and Bardic Anniversary' held on the banks of Llyn Geirionydd, 1899.

A box file of miscellaneous papers belonging to Robert Isaac Jones ('Alltud Eifion'), including letters by O. Ll. Jones, Liverpool, 1856, H. M. Drummond Hay, Perth, 1858, John Jones, Tremadog, 1842, Edward Morgan, Dyffryn, 1896, Dr Robert Roberts ('Isallt') and George Rushby, Chester, 1856; miscellaneous notes by 'Alltud Eifion'; 'Can y Palm Oil, 1849' by 'Bardd Treflys' [Richard Roberts]; 'Araith ar Addysg' by D. Roberts; press cuttings; and examples of Porthmadog printing.

Printer's copy, 1828, of a satirical song entitled 'Conversation Between the Bridewell and Town Hall. A Parody on The Celebrated Comic Chant, called The Monument and St Paul's'. The song, possibly unpublished, was written by J. D. Burall, cabinet maker, and sung by him at the Festival of St John's in the Indefatigable Beaufort Lodge, Swansea, and was arranged for piano by Mr Louis Barree, Professor of Music, Swansea.
The title page (f. 1) contains a wash drawing depicting the old Guildhall, Swansea, the Bridewell (prison), Swansea, and a night watchman.

The tune book of John Roberts, Llanegryn, 1826, and later of Bontdolgadfan, containing anthems, hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes by John Roberts, Pantyniwl, John Williams, Abermawddach, H[ugh] Jones, Maesglasau, W. Williams, Llanegryn, John Edwards, Llangadog, the Reverend Richard Phillips, Bala, John Roberts, Llanbrynmair and others; and a hymn for use in Sunday Schools ('Yn ysgol bur fy Nuw').

A group of letters, 1920-1925, to Mr Evan M. Jones of the Council School, Glyndyfrdwy, Denbighshire, Secretary of the Executive Committee which proposed to raise funds in order to erect a village hall and library as a memorial to Owen Glyndwr.

A book of psalm-tunes and anthems compiled by Lewis Lewis, Gogerddan, 1805, containing works by Thomas Williams, Llanbadarn Fawr, Richard Thomas, D[avid] Harri[e]s, Edward Jones, John Williams [Dolgellau] and J[ohn] Ellis.

Miscellaneous manuscript and printed material, 1775-1870, relating to Captain John Phillips of Liverpool, his heirs, and the Smalls Lighthouse on the Pembrokeshire coast, the building of which he instigated, including two broadsides, articles of agreement, legal opinions, autograph letters and the signed document by which Phillips transferred the management of the lighthouse to Trinity House.

'An Essay on the Island of Anglesey', 1832, in an unidentified hand, apparently the original version submitted by the Rev. Peter Bailey Williams in the competition for an essay on the history of Anglesey at the Beaumaris Eisteddfod, 1832, winning the second prize for its author.
The essay was published in The Gwyneddion for 1832: Containing the Prize Poems, &c., of the Beaumaris Eisteddfod and North Wales Literary Society, ed. by W. Jones (London, 1839), pp. 1-97. The first prize was won by Angharad Llwyd for the work later published as A History of the Island of Mona, or Anglesey (Ruthin, 1833). Williams may have forwarded his work to the competition in the hand of an amanuensis in order to disguise the authorship from the adjudicator, his fellow diocesan cleric, the Rev. J. H. Cotton.

Account books, 1895-1933, of the Friendly Society or Old Benefit Club at Blackmill, parish of Llandyfodwg, co. Glamorgan.

A record of the preaching engagements, 1927-1980, of the Reverend Owen Morgan Lloyd, minister of Tabernacle Congregational church, Dolgellau, co. Merioneth, 1955-1978, noting texts of sermons preached and remuneration received. Themes of children's addresses, 1937-1979, are also recorded (inverted text ff. 115-33 verso).

The four gospels of the passion as sung in Holy Week followed by the Exultet and other chants for the blessing of candles at the Easter Vigil. Written in a large textura, music on staves throughout. A large illuminated initial at the beginning of each gospel and other smaller illuminated initials.

Typewritten catalogue, with manuscript additions, of the library of Brigadier James O. M. Ashton (1908-1989) of Welston Court, Carew, co. Pembroke, compiled by him, c. 1960-c. 1988, and arranged according to subject. Two letters, 1895, from G. L. Thomas, Glogue, found loose inside, have been tipped in on ff. 278v-9.

Essays and poems in Welsh by Ellen Williams (nee Jones; Meirionwen, 1871-1949), Llanfrothen, co. Merioneth, entered for competition at Siloam Calvinistic Methodist chapel, Llanfrothen, and other Literary Festivals, 1887-1919 and n.d. (ff. 1-81v); a radio script Arwyddion Tywydd Llanfrothen, broadcast 27 October 1938, in which Meirionwen participated along with her brother John Jones (Ioan Brothen, 1868-1940), Bob Owen, Croesor, and Lizzie Laura Williams (ff. 82-91); and memorial verse to Cadwaladr Williams (c. 1853-1891), Rhyd, Llanfrothen, Meirionwen's brother-in-law.