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Fifty-four letters and cards, 1955-1964, from Mrs Essex Hope, niece of Francis Kilvert, and two letters, 1956, from William Plomer, editor of Kilvert's Diary, to Charles E. Harvey, mostly relating to Kilvert.

Miscellaneous printed material, 1971-1983, relating to Dylan Thomas, in particular to the laying of the memorial stone in Westminster Abbey, 1982, including photographs of the unveiling ceremony, and to the opening of the Dylan Thomas Theatre in Swansea, 1983.

Seven sermons, 1731-1739, of the Reverend William Stephens, vicar of Clyro, co. Radnor, 1749-1764, with details of the date and place of delivery, 1731-1762; a few miscellaneous papers, 1734-1750, of the Reverend John Williams, vicar of Glasbury, co. Radnor, 1720-1750, relating to the parish; and the will, 1746, of Walter Watkins of the parish of Crucadarn, co. Brecon.

Autograph poetry by Richard Jones ('Glan Ednant').

A Book of Hours of the use of Sarum, [c. 1380x1400], in original binding but wanting many leaves. Contains: Kalendar (ff. 5-9 verso), Hours of BVM (ff. 10-39 verso), Penitential Psalms, Gradual Psalms and Litany (ff. 40-54 verso), Office of the Dead (ff. 55-78 verso) and Commendation of Souls (ff. 80-7 verso), with added prayers on f. 79, contemporary, and ff. 87 verso-9, after 1457. Illuminated initials, mostly 3-line, and borders, the dominant colours gold, blue and maroon, the initials on f. 25 (St Catherine) and f. 46 (face of Christ) historiated. From the workshop, probably in London, which produced, among other manuscripts, the Balknap Hours (J. R. Abbey Sale, Sotheby's 1 Dec. 1970, lot 2869) and Bodley MS 581 (after 1391). The Kalendar includes, in the original hand, Chad and Edward, the litany (all that survives, the Virgins) Ethelreda, Mildreda, Radegunde and Osyth. A hand of second half 15 cent. (which adds Osmund, canonized 1457) added to the Kalendar, in red, the feast and translation of Cuthbert and the invention of Oswin (relics at Tynemouth), besides other synodal Sarum feasts in black.

Miscellaneous letters and accounts, 1688-1831, relating to the Kemeys and Kemeys-Tynte families of Cefnmabli, co. Glamorgan, including letters, 1740-1752, to and from Sir Charles Kemeys-Tynte, 4th bart, and two letters, 1751, relating to the illness of Lady Mary Kemeys.

Autograph verse and notes, 1705-1745, by Andrew Mansell of the parish of Ightfield, co. Salop, including verse on religious and personal themes, on local events, people and places, epigrams and acrostics, and notes on sermons preached locally.

An essay by David Davies, Croes-lan, Llandysul, on the history of Horeb Congregational church, Llandysul, co. Cardigan, [c. 1688]-1910, successfully entered for competition at Horeb Eisteddfod, 1910.

Fifty-one letters, [c. 1888]-1893, to Leonora Philips (née Gerstenberg), first wife of Sir John Wynford Philipps, 1st viscount St Davids, from prominent women including Frances Hodgson Burnett (2) [c. 1888], Millicent Fawcett (6)[ c. 1888]-1893, Rosalind Howard, countess of Carlisle (5) 1891-1893, and F. E. MacFall (Sarah Grand) (3) 1893. They relate mainly to the activities of the women's suffrage movement.

Resolutions, 1892-1896, of the Church Extension and Mission Work Society (afterwards The Forward Movement) of the Presbyterian Church of Wales concerning the administration of the Church Extension Fund.

A commonplace book, 1810-1859, of Mary Evans [? Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire] containing scriptural arguments supporting Unitarian doctrines and refuting various aspects of orthodox Christianity; with sermons, hymns, and religious and other verse. Also included is an account of the death of Thomas Evans, Pen-y-garn, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire, 9 December 1833 (ff. 63-5 verso).

Seventeen letters, 1950-1972, from David Jones, artist and writer, to Kathleen Raine.

Minute-books, 1873-1882, 1893-1905, 1922-1942, of Rhos Welsh Baptist church, Mountain Ash, co. Glamorgan, with related papers, 1914-1955.

General account book of Rhondda Welsh Baptist church, Hopkinstown, Pontypridd, co. Glamorgan, 1866-1900.

A volume of manuscript text comprising the original version, and notes relating to the popular World War Two song 'We'll keep a welcome in the hillsides', together with a printed booklet containing notes on how the song became an auxiliary Welsh national anthem during and after the war.

Specifications, [c. 1876], of alterations and repairs to Bryn Bras Castle, parish of Llanrug, co. Caernarfon, the property of the Reverend C. H. Griffith (ff. 1-17); and receipted bills, 1878-1888, of tradesmen from Bangor, Caernarfon, and Port Dinorwic to William Dew of Bryn Bras Castle.

Letters, 1938-1944, from Alun Lewis, the Anglo-Welsh writer, to Richard (Dick) Mills.

Notebook, 1840-1865, of the Reverend Evan David containing sermon notes; a record of preaching engagements, 1840-1850; and miscellaneous accounts, including accounts relating to Tor-y-coed and other farms in the Llantrisant area (ff. 17 verso, 19 verso-23, 26, 32). A transcript of the baptismal record of Evan David appears on f. 24.

Dyddiadur gŵr anhysbys, wedi ei ysgrifennu rhwng 16 Rhagfyr 1917 a 20 Mehefin 1918, ynghyd â cherdyn angladdol, er cof am y bardd Ben Bowen a fu farw ym 1903, yn bedair ar hugain mlwydd oed.

Notebook, 1834-1861, of the Rev. Evan David, Y Groes-faen, Llantrisant, Glamorgan, containing sermons; accounts and other particulars, 1845-1856, relating to Fforest-fawr and other farms in the Llantrisant area (ff. 6-9, 10 verso-11 verso, 14-15); medical and domestic recipes (ff. 5, inverted text 59 recto-verso); and a list of those pledging themselves to total abstinence (inverted text ff. 51 recto-verso, 52 verso). A newspaper account of the funeral of Evan David is on f. 70 verso.