Dangos 15043 canlyniad

Papers of William Humphrey Watkins, 1912-1968, comprising 'English literature of travel from 1350-1750' (unpublished M.A. thesis, University of Wales), 1919; album containing cuttings, photographs and illustrations, mainly relating to natural history in Radnorshire, [1912]-1914; copies of W. J. H. Watkins and H. S. L. Watkins, 'How to Look at Geographical Pictures', First Series, 6th edn (1966) and Second Series, 4th-6th edn (1964-1967), with related photographs, notes, correspondence and other papers, [1960s]; notes on education in Llanfihangel Rhydithion, Radnorshire, 1848-1920, by William Watkins, [1930s]; and correspondence, 1958-1963.

Papers of Lois Sturt, including engagement diaries, 1919-1923; love letters, 1920-1925; an album of sexually explicit verses and jokes, 1919-[1930s]; and letters to the donor concerning the potential disposition of the papers, 1980-1984.

Personal papers of Edgar P. Harris, CBE, [c. 1916]-1963, comprising letters, press cuttings, obituaries, certificates, grant of CBE, a diary for 1960, articles by him, and a copy of an unpublished biography of Edgar P. Harries entitled 'A Pembrokeshire Pioneer' written by his son.

Records of the Cardiganshire Association for the Blind, 1920-1975, including record books of registered blind, 1920-1938; minutes of the executive committee, 1933-1974; minutes of the Annual General Meetings, 1940-1973; and annual reports, 1921-1975.

Papers of the Aberystwyth "No Assembly" Campaign, 1975-1981, including correspondence, 1975-1981; pamphlets, leaflets, circular letters, stickers, 1976-1979; financial records, 1978-1979; press releases, 1978-1979 and press cuttings, 1975-1979.

Two school exercise books containing bidding accounts, 7 April 1852, for the marriage of Samuel Davies of Lampeter, Cardiganshire (NLW MS 16384iB), and his wife Elizabeth (née Jones) (NLW MS 16384iiB, ff. 1-6), both in the hand of Samuel Davies.
Also included in the second volume are a few rough accounts, 30 May 1857 (MS 16384iiB, f. 8).

Llyfr cofnodion seiadau Capel Bethel (M.C.), Bala, sir Feirionnydd (Capel Tegid yn ddiweddarach), Ionawr 1839-Medi 1841 (ff. 22-102), Chwefror 1844 (ff. 102 verso-105) a Hydref-Rhagfyr 1850 (ff. 105-108). = Minute book of seiat (society) meetings at Bethel Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Bala, Merioneth (later Capel Tegid), January 1839-September 1841 (ff. 22-102), February 1844 (ff. 102 verso-105) and October-December 1850 (ff. 105-108).
Ceir hefyd restri o ymrwymiadau pregethu ar gyfer amryw deithiau pregethu yn Nwyrain sir Feirionnydd yn bennaf, 1835-1838 (ff. ii verso, 1-21); rhestr, Medi 1841, o aelodau'r Cymdeithas Diweirdeb (ff. 131 verso-137, testun â'i wyneb i waered); ac ychydig gofnodion eraill (ff. 137 verso-140). = Also included are lists of preaching engagements for various preaching tours, mostly in Eastern Merioneth, 1835-1838 (ff. ii verso, 1-21); a list, September 1841, of members of the Chastity Society (ff. 131 verso-137, inverted text); and a few other memoranda (ff. 137 verso-140).

Copi o adroddiad blynyddol Eglwys Seion y Bedyddwyr (Eglwys Ynysgalch), Porthmadog, am y flwyddyn 1938 (ff. i, 1-12), yn cynnwys hanes yr achos gan T. Bassett ac E. Gwaenog Rees (ff. 2 verso-8), gyda nodiadau, [?1938], yn llaw L. R. Jones, ysgrifennydd y capel o 1883 i 1901 (ff. 4 verso-5 verso). Ceir hefyd ddalennau ychwanegol o nodiadau ar hanes yr achos gan Jones, [?1938] (ff. 13-16). = A copy of the annual report of Seion Baptist Church (Ynysgalch Church), Porthmadog, for the year 1938 (ff. i, 1-12), containing a history of the chapel by T. Bassett and E. Gwaenog Rees (ff. 2 verso-8), with manuscript notes, [?1938], by L. R. Jones, chapel secretary from 1883 to 1901 (ff. 4 verso-5 verso). Also included is a further set of notes by Jones on the chapel's history, [?1938] (ff. 13-16).

Typescript transcripts and lists, 1943, compiled by David E. Gardner, comprising transcripts (for 1725-1812) and extracts (1813-1929) of marriages recorded in the parish registers of St Brides, Pembrokeshire (ff. 8-12); transcripts of marriages (1754-1837) recorded in the parish registers of Loughor, Glamorgan (ff. 13-33); and a list of non-parochial registers relating to Cheshire held at the General Registry Office, Somerset House (ff. 1-7).

Copi têg, [1909], yn llaw T. Gwynn Jones o'i gerdd 'Gwlad y Bryniau', yr awdl fuddugol yng nghystadleuaeth y gadair yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909, Llundain. = A holograph fair copy, [1909], of 'Gwlad y Bryniau' by T. Gwyn Jones, the ode which won the chair at the 1909 National Eisteddfod in London.
Cyhoeddwyd yr awdl gyntaf yng Nghofnodion a Chyfansoddiadau Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909 (Llundain), gol. gan E. Vincent Evans (Llundain, 1910), tt. 25-36, a'i gasglu yn T. Gwynn Jones, Detholiad o Ganiadau ([Y Drenewydd], 1926), tt. 20-44. = It was first published in Cofnodion a Chyfansoddiadau Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909 (Llundain), ed. by E. Vincent Evans (London, 1910), pp. 25-36, and collected in T. Gwynn Jones, Detholiad o Ganiadau ([Newtown], 1926), pp. 20-44.

A manuscript, said to be from the Dre-wen district, Newcastle Emlyn, containing (pp.1-41) eight 'halsingod' carols by David Davies [?vicar of Bridell, co. Pembroke, see Geraint Bowen, "Yr Halsingod", Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1945, p. 88]. Two of the 'halsingod' are said to have been composed in 1667 and 1672, but they were all copied between 1723 and 1727. At the end of the manuscript (pp. 315-323) are details of financial loans made to farmers [in the Crymych and Llanfyrnach areas of co. Pembroke] between 1777 and 1790. Also included (pp. 213-288) is a transcript of a medical work entitled "Pro Bono Publico the Sick Man's Companion or Dr Nevett's Mite to his fellow Creatures".

A volume of counterfoils of receipts for customs dues at the port of Amlwch, Anglesey, June 1859-March 1860 (watermark [18]57), recording names of ships and their masters, home ports and dues paid.

Draft heads of agreement, 1865, between the Glamorganshire Canal Navigation Company, vendors, and the Trustees of the Marquess of Bute, concerning the purchase of the canal (ff. 15-19), together with related draft and carbon copy letters, 7-9 June 1865, from John Boyle, Bute trustee, to R. T. Crawshay, chairman of the Canal Company (ff. 3-14).

Log book, 1810-1812 (watermarks 1807, 1809), of the sailing ship 'Lord Nelson', employed by the Admiralty transporting cargo including provisions, soldiers, horses and mules, mainly in connection with the Peninsular War, usually sailing in convoy and with Naval escorts.
The ship sailed from Deptford to Gibraltar, Dec. 1810-April 1811 (ff. 1-13); to Valetta, Messina and Cadiz, May-Oct. 1811 (ff. 15 verso-39); from Gibraltar to Portsmouth, Dec. 1811-Jan. 1812 (ff. 41 verso-50); then back to Gibraltar, Feb.-April 1812 (f. 52-61). She spent the remainder of 1812 in the Mediterranean, visiting Palma (Majorca), Mahón (Minorca), Alicante, Palermo and Messina (ff. 61-89). The volume also acts as a harbour log, recording extended stays at Valetta, May-Aug. 1811 (ff. 20 verso-25), Gibraltar, Oct.-Dec. 1811 (ff. 39-41) and Mahón, May-July 1812 (ff. 64-66). The volume is written in a hand resembling that of NLW MS 15462D.

A tune book, [c. 1835], containing unattributed hymn-tunes and anthems. The register of a singing school held at Brynhenllan, north Pembrokeshire, 1835 (ff. 48-50), and notes on the rudiments of music (ff. 1-2), are also included in the volume.

A volume of music for the harp, [c. 1764], including compositions by, and variations on the work of, Handel and John Parry Ddall of Rhiwabon. The manuscript is in two hands: possibly that of Robert Edwards, a pupil of John Parry (ff. 1-14, 24 verso-26, 36 verso-40), and possibly that of Thomas Roberts (ff. 14 verso-24, 26 verso-36, 40 verso-42a).

Journal, 1817-1819, of Edward Loveden Loveden of Buscot Park, Faringdon, Berkshire, containing personal memoranda, accounts, and records of weather. Papers and correspondence, [c. 1815]-1819, relating mainly to the Buscot Park estate, found loose in the volume, have been filed separately (MS 22949iiE); these include two letters, 1816-1817, from Sir John Sinclair (ff. 13, 40). See Berkshire Record Office, Loveden Papers (1996).

Pocket diary of Anne Griffiths (1876-1949), Troed-y-rhiw, previously of Blaencerdin-fach, Ffostrasol, co. Cardigan, using Dyddiadur yr Annibynwyr for 1930. The brief daily entries in Welsh relate to personal, domestic and agricultural matters, local events, and services at Horeb and Bwlch-y-groes Congregational chapels and Capel Cynon church.

Pocket diaries of the Reverend John Jenkins (1779-1853, DWB), Baptist minister at Hengoed, co. Glamorgan, 1809-1853, author, editor and publisher. The diaries run from 1819 to 1853 with gaps for 1820-1821, 1824, 1832, 1834 (covers only remaining) and 1847; many are incomplete, with two leaves only extant for 1819, the period 1 January - 13 February only for 1841 and September - December only for 1826 and 1848. The brief entries, in Welsh, record preaching engagements and sermon texts, and other details in connection with John Jenkins's ministry; there are also references to his writings, notably his Esponiad, to his printing and publishing work, to the sale of his publications, and to his sons Titus Jenkins, Baptist minister, John Jenkins, missionary, and Llewelyn Jenkins, publisher. The diaries for 1829 and 1830 contain references to the building of a new place of worship at Hengoed. Also included are personal accounts and others relating to the publication and sale of books.