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Papers, 1847-1969, relating to the Vickers family and to their Criggion and Offley Grove estates in Montgomeryshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire, including rentals, 1877-1969, accounts, cash books and vouchers, 1847-1947, leases and agreements, 1864-1954, and family and estate correspondence, 1876-1939.

Title deeds and other documents, 1608-1794, relating mainly to properties in Montgomeryshire and Shropshire.

Parish records for Crickhowell, comprising five marriage registers, 1944-1997, a banns register, 1971-1994, a service register, 1975-1987, PCC minutes, 1972-1984, and a scrpabook, 1875-1882.

Deeds and documents, 1870-1907, concerning the estates of the Crewe-Read family of Llandinam Hall, Montgomeryshire.

Papers, 1772-1990, mainly comprising correspondence and papers of George Crawshay of Haughton Castle, Northumberland, which include letters, 1840-1874, from George Crawshay to his mother Louise Crawshay, his wife Eliza, and other family members; letters, 1840-1890, to George Crawshay from political figures, which reflect Crawshay's active political rôle; a journal, 1836-1837, of George Crawshay whilst in Freiburg under the care of a German tutor; miscellaneous papers, [1830s]-1890, of George and Eliza Crawshay; and letters and papers, 1772-1950, of Florence and James Kennedy Esdaile, daughter and son-in-law of George Crawshay.

Deeds and documents, 1572-1868, relating to Crafnant and Gerddi Bluog estates of the families of Owen of Crafnant and Price of Gerddi Bluog, mainly in Merionethshire.

Estate records of the Vaughan family of Courtfield, Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire, and associated families of Vaughan of Ruardean, Gloucestershire, and Weld of Lulworth, Dorset, 13 cent.-20 cent.; almost all title deeds relating to lands chiefly in Monmouthshire, Radnorshire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire,[temp Edward I]-1916; and manorial records, 1454-1792. The Vaughans were notable adherents to Catholics and the archive includes acquittances to Joan Vaughan of Ruardean, a Catholic recusant, for the payment of fines, 1620-1644, and papal licences and instruments of possession of Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, Archbishop of Westminster.

Records of Court Powis Foresters, 1844-1968, relating to the administration of the Society and the management of funds, comprising contribution books, 1844-1901; initiation books, 1853-1900; rules and rituals, 1853-1939; accounts, 1867-1954; financial and administrative papers, 1875-1968; minute books, 1882-1968; annual returns, 1910-1954; and records relating to the sick fund, 1959-1967.

The main records of the court are: (1) civil side: plea rolls which is the formal record of civil actions, mainly debt, but from around 1700 only those actions which reached issue - an extremely small proportion in fact; docket rolls and books which serve as indexes to the plea rolls; prothonotary files which include draft pleadings, including those which did not reach issue, challenge pedigrees, insolvent debtors' papers and slander and libel papers where a defendant had moved for a writ a prohibition to halt the action being heard in the consistory court; feet of fines and common recoveries which are indexed in docket books of fines and recoveries and, for the Brecon circuit only, in the docket books of pleas and fines; and order books, which is a formal records of the court's orders in both civil and criminal cases; (2) Crown side: gaol files which include indictments, depositions of witnesses, recognizances, calendars of prisoners and coroner's inquests; indexes to criminal prosecutions for Flintshire (called Crown books, 1564-1666) and the Brecon circuit (called the Black Books, 1726-1830) though the order books already referred to contain formal records of orders to carry out sentences or to discharge prisoners; calendars rolls of indictments for Radnorshire, 1554-1659, Glamorgan, 1554-1603, Cardiganshire, 1541-1602, and Pembrokeshire, 1541-1622, 1674; and mainprize rolls (only six have survived) which list names of individuals bound over from one sessions until the next for an indefinite period; (3) equity side: pleadings of complainant and defendants together with interrogatories or set questions submitted to witnesses together with their replies; reports of the registrar of the court, decree books and bill books, the latter serving as indexes to the pleadings.

Deeds of the Court Henry estate, mainly in Llangathen and Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, 1770-1905.

Papers of Ron Evans comprising party records of the Ebbw Vale Constituency Labour Party, subsequently the Blaenau Gwent Constituency Labour Party, 1951-1987, including a minute book, 1980-1983, correspondence and papers of and concerning Aneurin Bevan, 1951-1972, general correspondence, 1956-1982, and constituency subject files, 1954-1987, some of which contain papers concerning Ebbw Vale and Blaenau Gwent Constituency Labour Parties and Michael Foot; papers relating to local government, 1965-1987, and general elections, 1959-1987; correspondence and papers concerning the South East Wales European Constituency Labour Party, 1978-1987; subject files concerning matters such as Local Government Reform and Devolution, 1961-1979, Gwent Health Authority, 1973-1985, Heads of the Valleys Standing Conference, 1965-1980 and the British Steel Corporation, 1966-1977; together with miscellaneous papers and printed materials, 1944-1987.

The fonds comprises political papers accumulated by Councillor Mrs Cecilia Barton, Lampeter, including the minute book, 1952-1987, of the Lampeter and District Liberal Association; issues of the Campaign Bulletin, 1984-1888, of the Welsh Liberal Party; records, 1983-1888, of the Alliance Committee for Wales; correspondence and papers, 1986-1997, of the Ceredigion and Pembroke North (later the Ceredigion) Liberal Democrat Association; papers, 1988-1990, concerning the foundation and the early development of the Welsh Social and Liberal Democrats; and papers, 1998-1999, relating to the selection of the Liberal Democrat list candidates for the Mid and West Wales region in the First National Assembly elections in May 1999.

Minutes and papers of the Council, its predecessor body the Committee of Welsh District Councils, and their sub-committees, 1983-1996; papers and correspondence relating to the Association of District Councils' Welsh office, Head Office and various branches within Wales, 1978-1996; correspondence files of staff members, 1983-1995; copies of Government Green Papers, 1986-1989; and files relating to the various organizations and societies with which the Council had dealings, 1982-1996; subject files relating to such matters as waste disposal and the European Community, 1974-1997; housing and home improvement grants, 1983-1996; leisure facilities, tourism, theatres, National Parks etc., 1983-1996; policy, finance and planning, including the rates, the Revenue Support Grant and the Welsh Language Board, 1982-1996.

Minutes of the meetings of the Council, 1949-1959; memoranda, reports and notes deriving from the activities of the Council, 1949-1959, together with subject files covering regional devolution, trade at the south Wales ports, transport services in Wales, employment and the repopulation of the rural areas, a Welsh Television Service, functions exercised by the Welsh Office, and the Welsh economy.

Papers, 1974-1984, of the Council for the Principality, including: consultation documents and other papers on legislation and government policy, including environment, food, transport, housing and public health, 1976-1983; minutes and correspondence of the Council, 1974-1984, including correspondence with other bodies; and Welsh Consultative Council on Local Government Finance minutes and correspondence, 1978-1982.

Correspondence regarding membership, 1961-1988, correspondence with central office, 1970-1983; minutes of the Executive and Council, 1961-1985; annual reports, 1965-1981; files on planning office liaison scheme, 1972-1975; official Welsh Office descriptions of listed buildings, 1980-1981; listed building applications and related correspondence, 1970-1981; general correspondence, 1965-1990; correspondence relating to offprints scheme, 1966-1972; list of newsletter subscriptions , 1961-1978; financial papers, 1962-1982; applications for Scheduled Monument Consent, 1982- 1993; publicity booklets, pamphlets and sheets, 1964-1977; correspondence on archaeological topics, 1961-1981, including road planning, use of metal detectors, threats to monuments, individual developments, local structure plans and government consultaion documents, and Monmouthshire Archaeology hoaxes.

Additional records (29 large boxes), c. 1986-2005, comprising correspondence, plans, reports and other papers, were donated by the Council for British Archaeology (Wales) per Bob Silvester, in October 2005 (0200512249). These remain unlisted.

Further records (18 large boxes) were received by the Council for British Archaeology (Wales) by Ms Jenny Britnell, Hon. Secretary, September 2010. These records remain unlisted.

Family and estate records of the Williams family of Cotts, Pembrokeshire, 1775-1801, Louis Devandes of Cotts, 1801-1814, the Peel family of Cotts and Denant, 1814-1847, and of the Massy family of County Limerick, Cotts and Cottesmore, 1828-1883, mainly title deeds relating to premises in Pembrokeshire and County Limerick, together with copies and abstracts of the charters of the borough of Askeaton, County Limerick, 1613-1723, returns of MPs for the borough, 1613-1713, burgess lists, 1613-1723, the court book of the corporation, 1692-1724, and other papers relating to the borough, c.1715-95; and a volume containing letters, 1820-1875, relating mainly to British Museum matters.

Papers, 1745-1905, relating mainly to the Leach family of Corston and Ivy Tower, Pembrokeshire, the collection being largely composed of accounts, sale books, rentals and other details of estate management, together with material relating to family wills and personal estate. Amongst the material not directly relating to Corston and Ivy Tower are a late eighteenth century commonplace book belonging to Thomasina Smith (afterwards wife of Abraham Leach of Corston); a log book, 1864-1867, of Robert Owen Leach, commanding officer of HMS Liverpool; and army message books, 1901, kept by Captain Henry Edmund Burleigh Leach whilst serving in the South African War.

Papers relating to the Corlan Housing Association Ltd, 1978-1991, including agendas and minutes of Annual General Meetings and meetings of the Management Committee and Sub-Committees; annual reports; financial statements; correspondence; copies of surveys, reports and publications produced by the Association; and miscellaneous papers.