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Literary and personal papers of Rhys Davies, 1901-1979, comprising manuscript drafts and typescript copies, mainly of short stories and plays, together with drafts and a manuscript text of his last novel Ram with Red Horns (Bridgend, 1996), set in south Wales. Also included are letters to and from Rhys Davies, mostly 1960s and 1970s, and papers relating to his friend, the novelist Anna Kavan, including a short draft of a work of fiction in her hand. The manuscripts include autograph and typescript drafts of the short story 'The Walled City', [?1950s], the novels Tomorrow to Fresh Woods (1941), Girl Waiting in the Shade (1960), [?late 1950s], and Nobody Answered the Bell (1971), stories collected in The Chosen One (1967), the autobiographical volume Print of a Hare's Foot (1969), and the articles 'The God on the Oven Door', 1963, and 'Anna Kavan', 1971.

Additional letters and papers relating to Rhys Davies were acquired July 2009. This group remains uncatalogued.

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.

Title deeds of the Gwernyfed estate, Breconshire, mostly in that county, including the Llangors estate, 1461-1924; documents and maps relating to the course of the River Wye, 1753-1884; accounts of the Wye Fisheries Association, 1905-1924; records, 1613-1923, of the Gwenddwr Charity; accounts of the overseers of the poor of the parish of Aberllynfi, Breconshire, 1773-1836; papers relating to the fishery, weir and drainage of Llangors lake, 1753-1884; and records of the manors of Pipton, Glasbury, Gwernyfed, etc., 1561 (19 cent. copy)-1885. There are also a group of papers relating to the estate of the Leheup family of Gunthorpe, Norfolk, 1676-1749, and papers relating to the Lloyd family and the Peterwell estate, Cardiganshire, 18th cent.

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.

Deeds, 1564-1865, relating to Denbighshire and Shropshire, in particular to Tregeiriog, Llangadwaladr, Denbighshire, and Whittington, Shropshire.

Deeds, 1753-1912, relating to the Lewis family of Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire.

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

Minutes and memoranda of the Savings Committees in Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire, namely those for Aberystwyth, Lampeter, Teifiside, Tregaron, Cardigan, Aberaeron, Pembroke & Pembroke Dock, Haverfordwest, Neyland, Dewisland, Fishguard & Goodwick, Llanfyrnach, Tenby, Milford Haven, Narberth, North Pembs., and Kemes, 1931-1973; of the North Cardiganshire, South Cardiganshire, Mid Pembrokeshire, and North Pembrokeshire Committees, 1971-3; and of the Pembrokeshire County Committee, 1941-4.

Papers of Alun Lewis, 1919-1996, including family correspondence and letters from Robert Graves; autograph and typescript copies of published and unpublished poems; typescript copies of published and unpublished prose; personalia; an unpublished autobiographical novella of college life; memorial tributes to Alun Lewis in poetry form; and notebooks containing poetry and other writings by him.

The archive comprises almost entirely of deeds relating to the Helygog estate, Brithdir, Merionethshire, 1616-1954.

Deeds and documents, 1553-1877, relating to properties in the parishes of Llandysilio, Llanfyrnach, Llanbedr Felffre, Lamphey and Mathri, co. Pembroke; Llanfihangel-ar-arth, Carmarthen town and borough, Llan-gain, Abergwili, Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn, Newchurch, Llanfihangel Abercywyn, Llanybydder, Llanwinio, Tre-lech a'r Betws, Llanboidy, Aber-nant, Llangynnwr, Meidrim, St. Clears, Llandeilo Fawr, Llandybie and St. Ishmael, co. Carmarthen; Bangor [Teifi], Cellan and Caron, co. Cardigan. They include deeds for the Glandewely estate in Llanfihangel-ar-arth, 1553-1769, and the Golden Lion in Lammas Street, Carmarthen, 1771-1877.

Papers, 1901-1991, of dramatist, poet and literary critic John Saunders Lewis consisting mainly of correspondence and comprising letters, 1914-1955, between Saunders Lewis and Margaret Lewis (née Gilcriest), including letters written whilst Saunders Lewis was serving in the First World War and whilst he was imprisoned in Wormwood Scrubs in 1937; letters, 1919-1984, to Saunders Lewis from various correspondents, including seventy-three letters, 1923-1983, from Kate Roberts, and fifty-three letters and cards, 1948-1974, from artist and writer David Jones, together with letters, 1937, to Margaret Lewis from David Jones and from various correspondents to her, 1919-1951; letters, 1919-1924, to Saunders Lewis from his father Lodwig Lewis, and letters, 1952, 1984-[c. 1986], to Mair Saunders Jones, daughter of Saunders and Margaret Lewis, including a letter, 1952, from Kate Roberts; together with autograph and typescript drafts of plays by Saunders Lewis, 1936-1983, articles, notes and addresses by him, including students notebooks of 1914-1920, and poetry, 1912-1947, by both Saunders and Margaret Lewis.
References include those to Plaid Cymru, Welsh nationalism, contemporary Welsh literature, the state of the Welsh language at the time, and Roman Catholicism.

Notes, drafts of published and unpublished works, letters, talks, reviews, booklets, leaflets, periodicals, press cuttings and other material relating to Jan Morris's writing career and the places she visited in the course of her research, together with personal letters and records.

Deeds and documents, 1555-1875, relating to properties in the counties of Pembrokeshire, Anglesey, Montgomeryshire; deeds, 1696-1868, of lands in the parishes of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanelidan, Efenechtyd, and Llanfwrog, Denbighshire; and documents, 1735-1868, relating to the Eyarth Estate, Denbighshire.

Deeds, mainly relating to the Alltlwyd estate, 1617-1869, chiefly in the parishes of Llanrhystud and Llansanffraid, Cardiganshire.

Music manuscripts and papers of David Vaughan Thomas, 1841-1986, including personal papers of D. Vaughan Thomas, 1885-1932; correspondence, 1906-1945; musical compositions, 'Llyn y Fan', songs and hymns, [c. 1906]-[c. 1933]; published compositions, 1906-1933; lecture notes, [c. 1910]-1930; press cuttings, 1910-1938; and miscellaneous family papers, 1841-1986, including papers of Vaughan Thomas's grandfather and programme of a centenary concert, 1973.

The first group of papers, [c. 1927]-[1987] (1-72), which were received in November 1999, comprise sermon notes, correspondence, diaries, medical notebooks and press cuttings of reviews of books written by Dr D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones and about him. They also include the papers of his widow Dr Bethan Lloyd-Jones comprising letters received by her during her husband's illness and hospital treatment in 1968; letters to her daughters while on preaching tours in the USA and South Africa; letters of sympathy following his death in 1981; and papers relating to her book Memories of Sandfields 1927-1938 published in 1983. -- The additional papers, 1913-[1967], donated in February 2003 (no. 73), comprise miscellaneous papers including sermon notes, 1966-1967, personalia and press cuttings.

The August 2008 donation (unlisted) comprises holograph sermons, 1927-38, preached by the Reverend Dr David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) during his first pastorate at Bethlehem Forward Movement Church, Sandfields, Port Talbot, with some in the hand of his wife, Dr Bethan Lloyd-Jones; see Bethan Lloyd-Jones, Memories of Sandfields (Edinburgh, 1983) and D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Evangelistic sermons at Aberavon (Edinburgh, 1983). Also included is a manuscript history of the cause at Sandfields entitled 'A brief outline of Sandfield [sic] Church and its Ministry from 1897 to 1938'.

The May 2011 donation comprises mainly newspaper cuttings collated by Dr D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, some referring directly to himself, other cuttings he took from papers etc relating to the ecumenical scene etc. One handwritten page is full of numbers - the record he kept of the hymns sung (from Congregational Praise) over a lengthy period at Westminster Chapel. This group remains uncatalogued.

A collection from the library of Ellis Pierce ('Elis o'r Nant') comprising drafts and manuscript versions of works by him, including many biographical sketches, a proportion of the work being submitted for 'eisteddfod' competitions; correspondence; a collection of carols; transcripts of poetry, articles, etc.; miscellaneous notes and transcripts; and manuscripts in the hand of Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy').

Parliament for Wales Campaign records, 1988-2000, including minutes, accounts, correspondence, and files relating to membership, branches, policy, activities and publications.

A further consignment of papers were recived comprising correspondence, minutes of meetings and financial papers. This group remains uncatalogued.

Manuscripts and correspondence, [early 1930s]-1985, of James Hanley and his wife, Dorothy Enid ('Timothy') Hanley, comprising literary papers of James Hanley, 1954-1985, consisting of published and unpublished works of fiction, including novels stories and plays, mainly in draft form, some fragmentary; manuscripts of Timothy Hanley, 1932-1980, comprising journals, 1932-1980, and notebooks, 1932-1950, containing draft book reviews, short stories, poems, letters and sketches; and letters, mostly to their son Liam Hanley, from James Hanley, 1951-1981, and Timothy Hanley, 1951-[1970s].