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The file comprises correspondence between Sir Ben Bowen Thomas and Sir Guildhaume Myrddin-Evans regarding the creation of an International Institute for Social and Labour Studies within the United Nations Cultural and Scientific Organisation (U. N. E. S. C.O.).

The file includes correspondence with E. Prosser Rhys (1 letter); Nansi Richards (1 letter); J Bryn Roberts (1 letter) and Ben Bowen Thomas (1 letter).

Papers of Sir Ben Bowen Thomas (1899-1977), educationalist and public servant, comprising autobiographical material on his career, interests and family, 1954-1972; biographical articles and an interview, 1964-1966; letters to his wife and daughter with references to his work with UNESCO and Welsh educational matters, 1947-1960; letters from Dr Thomas Jones and Sir Percy E. Watkins relating to educational issues and Coleg Harlech, 1926-1955; correspondence concerning BBT's work with UNESCO, 1954-1962; miscellaneous correspondence, 1948-1976; addresses and speech notes, 1949-1977; pamphlets, offprints and articles, 1941-1973; research notes on regions and towns of Wales during the 18th and 19th centuries; circulars, articles, reports, etc. relating to education and educational bodies in Wales, 1942-1975, to UNESCO, 1946-1958, and to public and cultural bodies such as the Welsh Language Council, ITA and the Rural Development Board, 1965-1973; McNair Report on the Training of Teachers, 1942-3; memorials, tributes and obituaries of other educationalists; and miscellaneous press cuttings and notes. The archive also includes a collection of sermon notes and exercise books of his grandfather, the Rev. Benjamin Thomas, (1838-1913), a Baptist minister in Ystrad Rhondda, Glamorgan.

Llythyrau, 1914-1969. Ymhlith y gohebwyr mae Syr Ben Bowen Thomas (53), D. Vaughan Thomas (1), Dan Thomas (7), David Thomas (3), Gwyn Thomas (3), J. M. Lloyd Thomas (2), Gwilym R. Tilsley (1) a Gwilym Tudur (1).

Ymhlith y gohebwyr mae Thomas Parry (12); Iorwerth Peate (8); Caradog Prichard (4); Eigra Lewis Roberts (1); Kate Roberts (20); Wyn Roberts (1); John Rowlands (1); Ben Bowen Thomas (4); Gwyn Thomas (3); Ned Thomas (2); ac R. S. Thomas (1).