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One of four minute books, 1866-1905, of the Aberystwyth Loyal Temple of Love lodge of Oddfellows.

One of four minute books, 1866-1905, of the Aberystwyth Loyal Temple of Love lodge of Oddfellows.

One of four minute books, 1866-1905, of the Aberystwyth Loyal Temple of Love lodge of Oddfellows.

The proposition book, 1866-1879, of the Aberystwyth Loyal Temple of Love lodge of Oddfellows, containing the names of new members, with their proposers and seconders.

Records, mainly 17th-20th cent., from the office of Messrs John Harvey & Sons, chiefly relating to the following estates: the estate of the bishops of St Davids [c., 1615]-1899, including diocesan rentals, 1759-1845, maps and plans, 1760-1870, deeds, correspondence, surveys and terriers, mainly 18th-19th cent., and court books and other records of the following manors owned by the diocese in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire: Clas Llangyfelach, 1776-1854, Llandeilo fawr, 1778-1795, Abergwili, 1718-1841, Llangaddock, 1834-1853, Dewisland, 1824-1830, city and suburbs of St Davids, 1824-1829; and papers of the St Davids Archdiaconial Board of Education, 1858-1864; the estate of Lord Kensington mainly in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, including deeds and correspondence, mainly 18th-19th cent., accounts, 1750-1835, and rentals, 1761-1808; the estate of the family of Scourfield of New Moat and Williamston, Pembrokeshire, including rentals, 1726-1886; the estate of the family of Barham of Trecwn; the estate of the Brooks of Noyadd, Llannarth, Cardiganshire; and the estate of Captain H. J. P. Thomas in Gadlys, Aberdare, Glamorgan, including the Gadlys Ironworks, 18th cent-1908. The archive also includes papers relating to enclosures in Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, 1856-1888; papers relating to railways in Carmarthenshire, 19th cent., papers of Gorsgoch Collieries, Cross Hands, Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire, 1860-1872; and papers of The Welsh Black Cattle Society, 1905-1919.

Papers, 1886-1921, 1972, of or relating to Madame Lucie Barbier, comprising correspondence, 1900-1921, largely relating to her work with the Société des Concerts Franҫais and with the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth's Musical Club; concert programmes, press cuttings and other papers, 1886-1921, relating to concerts in France, Wales and England at which Lucie Barbier performed or with which she was associated; and a copy of Martha Stonequist's doctoral thesis, 1972, partly based on the historical context of the Lucie Barbier papers.

The log-book of the barque Lunaria sailing from Antwerp to Montevideo, Buenos Aires and London, 1860-1861.

Minute book, 1846-1847, of the Committee of Visitors appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions for Glamorgan (under 8 & 9 Vict., c. 126, as amended by 9 & 10 Vict., c. 84) to erect and build a Lunatic Asylum for the county alone or to treat with any other county or counties for its erection. The volume also contains the following transcripts:- orders for the appointment of the committee at the Epiphany Sessions of 1846 and 1847; a letter, 14 October, 1847, from R. W. Lutwidge, secretary to the Commissioners in Lunacy, to Sir Denis Le Marchant, Home Office, and a letter, 16 October, 1847, from the latter to [Thomas Dalton], Clerk of the Peace for Glamorgan; and representations [1847] by the committee to Sir George Grey, Home Secretary.

The archive comprises election ephemera, including election addresses, posters, drafts of election material, mostly for Plaid Cymru candidates for UK Parliament and local elections, along with some ephemera related to anti-nuclear weapons and anti-nuclear power campaigns and Plaid Cymru publications.

Papers of Lyn Howell, 1943-1982, including articles, addresses, notes and broadcast scripts, 1975-1982; letters to Lyn Howell, 1960-1981; and three volumes of press cuttings, one relating to his period as regional officer in the welfare department of the Colonial Office, 1943-1949, the second, 1957-1958, relating to Huw T. Edwards, chairman of the Wales Tourist Board; and the third relating to the Wales Tourist Board, 1967-1969.

Almost three hundred letters, 1931-1974, from Llewelyn Wyn Griffith (1890-1977), novelist, poet and translator, to Arthur Behrend (1895-1974), shipbroker and novelist, together with photocopies of two pages from an unpublished memoir written by Arthur Behrend, in which he describes how he came to meet Lyn Wyn Griffith in the early spring of 1931, and tells of their subsequent close friendship.

182 deeds and documents, 1678-1913, including deeds relating to properties in Llanbadrig, Llanbedrgoch, Llanfachreth, Llanfechell, Llangaffo and Pentraeth, co. Anglesey, Llandysilio and Wrexham, co. Denbigh, Flint, co. Flint, and Llandwrog co. Caernarvon; papers and correspondence of the Reverend John Elias, Llanfechell, of his brother, Rev David Elias, Pentraeth, and of his son, John Elias, Tre'rgof Isaf, Cemaes; and letters and accounts of William Evans, Tyfry, Pentraeth, who married a grand-daughter of Rev John Elias.

A collection comprising an account of a tour in Germany, 1869, and Spain, 1914; an account of the attempted French invasion of 1797, with drawings relating to the invasion; a farce entitled 'Thought Reading'; and an illustrated story entitled 'Perspective'.

A collection of hymn-tunes and a few other compositions of Morris Eddie Evans (1890-1984), maintained by the composer from 1906 to 1972 or later. Most of the tunes constitute a series numbered by the composer 1-148 (127 and 128 missing). The other works are four rhapsodies (pp. 34-42, 44-7, 52-4), 'Barcerolle' (pp. 65-9) and 'Largo' (pp. 144-9), all for organ, and a few songs. Most of the tunes are given words (mostly Welsh), some are dated, some have details of entry in 'eisteddfodau'. The tune 'Pantyfedwen' is on p. 124. There has been much pasting in of revised and additional tunes and words, some from printed 'Detholiadau'.

Typescript draft, [1970s], of an unpublished novel, 'Man of Albion', by Margaret Joan Baylis (afterwards Mills), based on the life of her ancestor, Thomas Makeig (1721-66) of Penlan-fawr, parish of Llandygwydd, co. Cardigan (on whom see Ceredigion, 5 (1964), pp. 54-75).

A collection, mainly of essays, 1883-1905, written for the National Eisteddfod of Wales by Moses Owen Jones.

Papers relating to Mabel Pakenham-Walsh, 1937-1998, including family correspondence, 1937-1987; general correspondence, [c. 1962]-1998, from other artists and friends including Martin Leman, Maeve Peake, Lord Snowdon, Jean Coggan, wife of Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Tom Stoppard, the author Andrew Roberts and Malcolm Yorke; papers relating to exhibitions and sales, 1959-1992; correspondence with the Crafts Advisory Committee, 1972-1979, Design Council, 1973-1976, Crafts Council, 1973-1990, and Contemporary Applied Arts, 1974-1991; papers concerning her employment at Pinewood and Shepperton Film Studios, 1960-1961, and other miscellaneous items; a photograph of a speech day at St Hildas School, Hickleton Hall, with Lord and Lady Halifax as guests, 1949; notes on family history; and papers relating to Mabel Pakenham-Walsh's involvement in campaigns against traffic and supermarket developments.

A copy of Dr Prydwyn O. Piper's PhD thesis 'Mabinogi Iessu Grist': An Edition and Study of the Middle Welsh Translations of the Apocryphal Latin Pseudo-Matthaei Evangelium (Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2001).

Machine room record of printing at Messrs Hughes & Son. See also NLW MS 15517C. English. Leather. Donated by Eric L. Thomas, Oswestry, November 1953.