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Papers of, and relating to Gareth Edwards, a young artist and poet who suffered from Muscular Dystropy, comprising a letter from Sybil Thorndike, 1967 and a letter of condolence from Gwynfor Evans, 1969, catalogues of exhibitions of his works at the Woodstock Gallery, London, 1967, and Wales, together with a notebook containing his creative writing. = Papurau Gareth Edwards ac yn ymwneud ag ef, artist ifanc a bardd a oedd yn dioddef o Ddystroffi'r Cyhyrau, yn cynnwys llythyr oddi wrth Sybil Thorndike, 1967, a llythyr o gydymdeimlad oddi wrth Gwynfor Evans, 1969, catalogau arddangosfeydd o'i waith yn Oriel Woodstock yn Llundain, 1967, ac yng Nghymru, ynghyd â llyfr nodiadau yn cynnwys ei ysgrifennu creadigol.

Letters, 1917-1918, from Private John Roberts of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, to his parents in Tanygrisiau, Wales. Private Roberts was taken prisoner in Germany on 23 March 1918, and included is a notification of his death, 1 August 1918, stating that he died in an accident there 31 May 1918, and was buried at East Cemetery Gelsenkirchen, together with a photograph of his grave. = Llythyrau, 1917-1918, oddi wrth y milwr John Roberts o'r Royal Welsh Fusiliers, at ei rieni yn Nhanygrisiau, Cymru. Cafodd ei garcharu yn yr Almaen ar 23 Mawrth 1918, a cheir nodyn, 1 Awst 1918, yn dweud iddo farw mewn damwain ar 31 Mai y flwyddyn honno ac iddo gael ei gladdu ym mynwent East Cemetery Gelsenkirchen, ynghyd â ffotograff o'i fedd.

A pocket-book, 1829-55, of John Davies (b. c. 1804), Quarry, parish of Clydau, co. Pembroke, shoemaker, mainly recording names of preachers, with texts of sermons, at Pontgarreg, Cenarth, and other Calvinistic Methodist chapels, as well as at Association and other CM meetings, in counties Carmarthen and Pembroke, together with occasional references to family and local events. The volume also includes transcripts of hymns and other verse, and other miscellaneous memoranda.

A volume containing poetry, mostly in Welsh, by William Edwards ('Cynlaisfab', d. 1920s), Glantawe, Ystradgynlais, co. Brecon, and afterwards of Blaengwynfi, co. Glamorgan, composed 1869-1920 and including poems entered for competition at local eisteddfodau. An index to the poems is included on the front and back covers and end-papers.

Notes and sketches by the Reverend Elias Owen (1833-99), vicar of Efenechdyd, 1881-92, probably compiled in preparation for his work Old Stone Crosses of the Vale of Clwyd and neighbouring parishes ... (London, [1886]), together with two letters to him from the Reverend the Honourable Albert Victor Lyttelton, curate of Hawarden, 1879, and the Reverend John Edward Hill, vicar of Welshpool, 1885.

Minutes, 1945-50, of the Is-Caron drama society, Tregaron, co. Cardigan, kept by Marie James, Llangeitho; together with related accounts, 1951, and letters, 1945-50, including letters from James Kitchener Davies (3) 1946-9, Albert Evans-Jones ('Cynan') (1) 1945, John Gwilym Jones (3) 1945-7 and John Ellis Williams (1) 1950.

Some thirty letters, 1902-3, from Gwynydd Sisson (d. 1909), wife of the Reverend Lewis Pryce (1873-1930), Wrecsam. Addressed to her mother Cornelia Elizabeth Sisson, Plas Gwilym, Wrecsam, they contain news of her stay in India.

Manuscript and typescript catalogues, c. 1912, of the library of the Llewellyn family of Cwrt Colman near Bridgend, co. Glamorgan, MS 23281 being arranged according to location and MS 23282 being a catalogue of books relating to Wales, arranged according to author and title, with manuscript additions to 1970.

The memoirs of William Andreas Jones (1907-91), Llanrug, co. Caernarfon, written in Welsh, 1980s, and including an account of his early years in London, his involvement with the Bootle branch of the League of Nations Union, and his work as a member of staff of the Ministry of Agriculture in counties Caernarfon, Glamorgan and Monmouth.

The journal of William Williams (1774-1839), sometime MP for Weymouth and Melcomb Regis, co. Dorset, describing a walking tour through Wales and to Liverpool and Chester, May-June 1796, accompanied by the Reverend James Burgess. A note on f. i verso - 'The following Copy was made from the original Tour by a Welsh servant, not well acquainted with the English language. Hence the errors in spelling & grammar, with which it abounds' - is in the same hand as the final paragraph of the narrative and as emendations and additions to the text. Other additions, mainly on the blank dorse of folios, are in a different hand, possibly that of James Burgess.

A mid twentieth-century typescript copy of the journal of the Liberal politician and educational reformer Sir Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland (1847-1926), MP for Rotherham, 1885-99, marked 'volume i' and covering the period 26 January 1871 - 27 March 1898. The journal, which contains details of personal, family and political matters, consists mainly of intermittent entries, mostly written retrospectively and often lengthy.

'Have a Cigarette?', draft manuscript translation by R. O. F. Wynne, [n.d.], of Saunders Lewis, Gymerwch Chi Sigaret? (Llandybïe, 1956).

Notebook of William Jones ('Gwilym Brynaman', 1867-1915), of Brynaman, co. Carmarthen, and Los Angeles, California, containing mathematical exercises, 1887 (pp. 1-36), and fair copies of poems, mostly in Welsh, composed by him, 1902-14, and including poems entered for competition at eisteddfodau in North America and Wales.

Pedigree and achievement of Edward Kerry (d. ca. 1698), Binweston, parish of Worthen, Shropshire, traced from Gwernen ap Gwaeddgar, lord of Bromfield and Iâl, Llyr Marini, king of Gloucester, and King Pelinor, with twenty-five other coats of arms, all emblazoned and painted, apparently copied by Joseph Patrick, 1792.

A register of criminals apprehended by Cardiganshire Constabulary, 1897-1933, with physical descriptions of prisoners and details of previous convictions. Photographs are included of most of those sentenced between 1897 and 1909.

A catalogue, 1900, of the library of Major General Henry Herbert Lee (1838-1920), The Mount, Dinas Powys, co. Glamorgan, arranged by subject and author. 'Arranged & written by F. L. D. with assistance from Martha Clarke' (p. 481).

Notebook of John Nicholas (b. ca. 1829), son of Phillip Nicholas, Pantygwyddel, Llanfyrnach, co. Pembroke, containing arithmetic exercises, 1839-41.

Forty-five letters and cards, 1948-1967 (mostly 1964-1967), from Vernon Watkins to his mother, Sarah Watkins, 1962-1967 (ff. 1-71), and to his sisters, Marjorie Watkins, 1964 (ff. 72-73), and Dorothy Watkins, 1948-1967 (ff. 74-94 verso), containing mainly personal and family news.

An essay on the history of Wales by an unidentified author, 'Historicus', 1896, together with a related letter, [c. 1970], from Prys T. J. Morgan to Ralph A. Griffiths.