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Deeds and documents relating to Flintshire and Denbighshire, mainly the Rhyl area, 1788-1904; including documents relating to the estates of the diocese of St Asaph.

Collection of deeds and other papers, [1310]-[1958], of Gwendoline Elizabeth Davies and Margaret Davies, including printed books, 1478-1844, papers concerning the Gregynog Press, 1922-1960, copies of books, 1923-1940, ephemera, 1927-1962, designs and drawings, n.d.; and deeds relating to properties in Montgomeryshire, 1597-1832.

Many of the papers, including most of the earliest papers, consist of three small unrelated groups, relating to Tir y waun in the parish of Llansawel, 1738-1832, Cwmeinon in Caeo and Llansawel, 1793-1924, and Bryntelych in Caeo, 1782-1864. Benjamin Davies of Ffrwd-fal came into possession of Cwneinon in 1797, and his son David Davies appears to have managed Bryntelych and Cefntelych on behalf of J. Lewis of Aston Vicarage, Bristol, [1822x1835], before he came into possession of them himself in 1864, after the sale of the 'Cayo estate' in 1863. The relationship between Tir y waun and Ffrwd-fal is less clear. In 1832 David Davies was a party to a deed relating to Tir y waun, suggesting that he may have acted as agent to the Du Buisson family of Glan hir in Llandybïe, in which case the Tir y waun papers may have come into his possession as part of his agency. The archive also includes Davies of Ffrwd-fal genealogical and estate papers, 1817-1938, and letters and accounts relating to David Davies's agency of Carmarthenshire properties of David Runwa Paynter and Sophia Catherine Paynter (née Aylmer) of Dale Castle, Pembrokeshire, 1821-1859, and smaller groups of papers relating to other agency work, including rentals and other papers relating to the Rhosybedw estate, Carmarthenshire, 1839-1841, and papers relating to the executors of Mrs Margaret Jones of Gelli in the parish of Betws, Carmarthenshire, 1856-1857.

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

Records of Davies Brothers, 1800-1896, and of the Cardigan branch of Swansea Old Brewery & Davies' (Cardigan) Bonded Stores Ltd., 1896-1921, including ledgers, 1872-1908, day books, 1872-1918, press letter books, 1878-1919, cash books, 1879-1912, bills, 1893-1913, order books, 1898-1921, receipts, 1904-1910, records relating to orders, 1904-1920, and letters from the company's Swansea and Pembroke branches, 1905-1920, together with a group of additional papers, [19 cent., last ¼]-[1930s], 1980. Papers of John Davies, solicitor, 1804-1883, including electoral registers for the Cardigan boroughs, 1834-1839, and papers relating to the business affairs of Daniel Davies of The Bonded Stores, Cardigan, 1878-1882.

Papers of the Charles and Davies families of Brymbo, including verses, articles and notes by Daniel Davies, [c.1888]-[1920s], and scrapbooks containing material of Davies and Charles family and Brymbo area interest, 1841-[1960s].

Letters, notes, articles, drafts and other papers, 1926-1939, relating to the work later published as Animal Call-Words: a study in human migration, published in 1939; folklore material collected by some Cardiganshire schools for the Cardiganshire Schools Folklore Collection and school inspectors' reports, 1917-1926; papers relating to David Thomas's interest in the philological history of Cardiganshire, with particular reference to the Goidelic language, 1924-1936; circulars, reports and correspondence of the Cardiganshire War Savings Committee, 1916-1918; papers of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, 1910-1939; the National Library of Wales Building Fund, 1928-1930; personal papers comprising papers from his professional and academic career, 1885-1926, estate papers of his brother Daniel Jones Thomas (d. 1926), and family papers, [c. 1886]-1928; and miscellanea including manuscripts of David Thomas of Nantygwydde, 1830-1847, Mary Thomas of Pantyclochydd, 1926, Dr G. Arbour Stephens, 1912-13, J. Toriel Williams, [c. 1942-3], and J. W. Jones of Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1881-1934, together with press cuttings, letters to D.T., and various notes, pamphlets and verses.

Record books, 1885-1912, of ship's captain David Thomas Jenkins of Aberarth, comprising a cargo book, 1885-1897, of the steamship Shakespear and an account book, 1910-1912, of the steamship Thornley, together with draft correspondence and miscellaneous memoranda.

Correspondence of David Thomas, 1907-1929, together with pamphlets, reports and other printed items relating mainly to socialism, the Independent Labour Party, workers' unions, agricultural wages, publication of Y Werin a'i Theyrnas, local committees in North Wales for improvement of social conditions, the Caernarfonshire parliamentary election, 1922, and miscellaneous unspecified subjects; incomplete copies of David Thomas's printed works, articles and parts of his thesis, 1928; account books, [c. 1878]-1910, belonging chiefly to John Williams, Bwlchgwyn, Denbighshire; a small notebook containing literary adjudications in connection with an eisteddfod at Tal-y-sarn, 1908, and translations of six stories from French into Welsh by Morfudd' [Miss H. Jones, Porth] andNehushtan' [N. El. Thomas, Swansea], entered at the Barry National Eisteddfod 1920.

Files of correspondence, papers and photographs relating to visits to China in 1992 and 1995, lecturing at Chinese universities on oil painting materials and techniques.

Files of correspondence, papers and photographs relating to David Smitham's visits to China in 1992 and 1995 to give lectures and convene workshops on oil painting techniques and materials.

Papers, 1816-1930, of David Samuel (Dewi o Geredigion), including material mainly of Aberystwyth interest; correspondence; lectures and articles; examination papers in Welsh grammar, literature and history; and miscellaneous notes.

A collection of manuscripts and papers of David Salmon (1852-1945), relating mainly to his positition as secretary to the Historical Society of West Wales.

Papers of David Richards, 1886-1894, including letters, 1891-1894, to his wife, describing his voyage and stay in the settlement; journal consisting of loose leaves of the journey to Cwm Hyfryd, Patagonia, September 1891 to January 1892; journal of the voyage home from Buenos Aires to Plymouth, July-August 1892; copies of Welsh poems transcribed and possibly composed by David Richards, proofs of, or cuttings containing, parts of a series of articles on 'Cyfoeth Mwnawl y Wladfa Gymreig' to Y Celt in 1891, and a printed copy of a report on the Garn Gold Mine near Dolgellau, 1888.

A small collection which comprises sermons by Thomas R. Jones, Rome, New York State, an essay on druidism by David Owen Thomas, and etymological notes, also by David Owen Thomas.

Records relating to David Owen & Son, 1860-1958,including account books, 1860-1958, time sheets, 1945-1958, letter books, 1921-1943, and business papers and correspondence, 1916-1957.

Music compositions and related papers of Dr David Moule-Evans, 1925-1988; including orchestral symphonies, sonatas and other pieces, 1925-1965; and obituaries to him 1988.

Papers, 1968-2006, of the Reverend David Morris relating to his interests in political and social issues, his career as MEP for Mid and West Wales, and later MEP for South Wales West, and his work as a Presbyterian minister.

Manuscripts, [1790x1937], by or belonging to, the Reverend David Morgan Lewis. The material is largely of Congregational or Welsh literary/historical interest and includes sermons and sermon notes; volumes of hymn-tunes and material relating to Welsh hymn-writers (including Ann Griffiths) and their work; lecture notes and essays; tour journals, [1889]-1906, of David Morgan Lewis; and an album mainly of Congregational interest compiled by John Lloyd James ('Clwydwenfro').

The fonds comprises the personal and professional papers, 1896-1997, of the Welsh tenor David Lloyd, including corresondence, diaries, personalia, contracts, BBC scripts, hymns and songs, concert programmes and items relating to performances at the Glyndebourne Festival, at Copenhagen and in the United States and Canada; together with a group of papers reflecting his student days at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.