Dangos 15051 canlyniad

The fonds contains papers relating to his career in the church, 1909-1960, and personal papers, including papers relating to various members of his family and papers reflecting his antiquarian interests, [c.1850]-1980.

The fonds comprises papers, 1950-2002, relating to the New Welsh Review, including correspondence, 1987-2001; editorial papers, 1989-1995 and 2000; contributions to the journal, 1988-2002; administrative papers, mostly concerning marketing and publicity, 1986-2001; together with various accumulated papers, 1950-2001. Papers donated in 1998, and described in NLW Minor Lists and Summaries 1999, have been incorporated within this archive.

Six boxes containing papers and electronic files of The New Welsh Review Ltd, including material concerning the history of the company (to 3 May 2024) and the partnership with Parthian; May 2024.

Documents, mostly acquittances for legacies bequeathed by William Lloyd of Conwyl Gaeo, gent., 1787, deeds relating to properties in the parishes of Caeo, Llanycrwys and Talley, Carmarthenshire, and Lledrod, Cardiganshire,1776-1870, and accounts, mainly of the Brunant estate in the parish of Caeo, 1856-1886.

Papers of the Rev David Evans, [1851]-1993, comprising papers relating to Cribyn Unitarian Chapel, Cardiganshire, including notebooks and volumes containing various chapel accounts, 1851-1927; papers relating to Cribyn Day school, 1888-1942, including account books, 1888-1909, one of which contains the Cwmiago household and farming accounts, 1904-42, and class attendance registers, 1890-1905; volumes of David Evans' sermon notes, [1893x1946]; addresses, [1880x1950]; plays, [1880x1950]; poetry [not written by David Evans], [1880x1950]; prose works, [1880x1950]; religious material, [1880x1950]; miscellaneous papers, [1880x1993], including recollections of Rev. David Evans by his great-great niece Gwenlyn E. Thornton; and printed material, 1865-1950.

Papers of the South Wales Women's Temperance Union, including correspondence, 1911-1965; minute books and accounts of meetings, 1931-1957; account books, 1916-1966; printed material, 1948-1957; hymn sheets, 1839-1966; and posters, 1932-1957.

The fonds comprises papers relating to his cultural and political activities and publications, 1920-1962, together with personal papers and correspondence, 1870-1957.

Title deeds, 1641-1882, and a small number of rentals, 1836, 1864-1882, relating to the Mynachty estate, Cardiganshire, together with some records relating to the Cil-fforch estate, Cardiganshire.

Papers, 1738-[1925], from the library of William David Roberts comprising: papers of W. D. Roberts which include details of his parochial duties at Porthmadog, Llanidloes and Llanddyfnan, 1887-1904, correspondence, 1906, sermons, lecture notes and theological notes; tunebooks, hymns, prayers, poetry and notes of the Rev. John Timothy Lewis; sermons of Lewis Gilbertson, 1839-1877, ?Thomas Richard Lloyd, 1839-1883, John Rees, Tregaron, 1849, Lewis Thomas Rowland, 1859-1887, ?Rees William Price, 1868-1886 and others, prayers by Lewis Gilbertson and hymn tunes of John Rees, Tregaron; letters of Captain T. L. P. Laugharne, 1819-1838, and of W. Edward Williams (Gwilym Rhug), 1893; poetry of John Lewis (Ioan Mynyw); parochial matters relating to Llanidloes, 1888-1899; material relating to Llanddyfnan, and to Llanidloes National Schools, 1846-1900, St Mary's Church, Bangor, 1905-1906, and Llanfyrnach parish church, 1893; and material dating from the First World War (1914-1918) or soon after, referring to Llanfair-juxta-Harlech and Harlech, and to St Mary's Church, Llanfair-juxta-Harlech.

Research and personal papers of Dafydd Jenkins, comprising correspondence, drafts and other papers relating to his articles and books, [1937]-1997; correspondence, 1935-1989, on subjects including legal and academic matters, 1972-1991, evening classes given by DJ on agricultural subjects, 1944-1957, the New Welsh Language Act Campaign, 1983-1987, broadcasting, 1950-1963, and publishing, 1942-1989; papers concerning the Welsh language, 1972-1992; papers, 1938-1939, relating to the Welsh Language Petition, including circulars and newsletters; papers relating to British Legal History Conferences, 1971-1995, and International Congresses of Celtic Studies, 1967-1975; correspondence, minutes and other papers relating to organisations including Plaid Cymru, the National Eisteddfod, Undeb Cymru Fydd, the Sociological Group of the Church in Wales and the Milk and Dairies Tribunal for Wales, 1947-1979; ecumenical papers relating to Siloh Calvinist Methodist Chapel, Aberystwyth, 1958-1970; miscellaneous papers relating to various associations, societies, and organizations, 1969-1996; printed material relating to Plaid Cymru and Denmark, 1938-1970.

Papers, [1790]-1921, of and collected by Benjamin Piercy and his estate, relating to civil engineering projects and to the Piercy estate in Flintshire and Denbighshire. They include copies of plans of the following railways: the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay; the Whitchurch, Wrexham and Mold; the Flintshire, Oswestry and Newtown; the Oswestry and Llangynog; the Denbighshire and Shropshire; the North Wales and Birkenhead; the Birkenhead, North Wales and Stafford; the Porthdinlleyn; and the Llangammarch and Neath. There is also a large number of working plans of railways in north-east Wales, particularly those for which Benjamin Piercy was engineer, as well as collections of Acts of Parliament relating to railways in England and Wales, bills, minutes of evidence, speeches, petitions and reports of Railway Commissions. The archive also includes a volume of Acts of Parliament relating to the navigation and conservancy of the river Dee, some Acts relating to north Wales waterworks, copies of correspondence, 1881-1885, between Benjamin Piercy and Henry Robertson of Pale, and minute books, 1888-1920, of the Piercy Trustees, and papers and deeds of Benjamin Piercy's estate mainly in Wrexham, and Marchwiel parish, 1881-1921.

Papers, [1920s]-1988, of Vernon Watkins, comprising drafts of poems published in collections and elsewhere, 1934-1967, unpublished poems, [1920s]-1967, and verse translations from German, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Hungarian, [1920s]-1967; drafts and translations of verse dramas, [1920s]-[1940x1967]; prose articles and essays, [1935]-1967; radio scripts, 1948-1967; talks and lecture notes, 1947-1967; correspondence, 1937-1988, including letters to Gwen Watkins following her husband's death; diaries, 1931, 1966; bibliographical lists of his poetry, [?1941]-1967; and some literary material relating to posthumous publications, 1976-1978.

Papers of, or accumulated by, [1700x1915], D. Lleufer Thomas, comprising material relating to the Welsh Land Commission, miscellaneous prose and verse, correspondence and other papers.

Records collected by the United Reformed Church in Wales, 1868-1973, including Wood Street English Congregational Church, Cardiff, registers, 1891-1959, and roll books, minute books and accounts, 1868-1972; St John's English Congregational Church, Flint, subscription books, 1970-1973; English Congregational Union of North Wales, minutes and other papers, 1882-1970; Flintshire District English Congregational Union, minutes and other papers, 1935-1972; Montgomeryshire English Congregational Union, minutes, 1928-1973; trust deeds and legal papers, 1948-1968; Pembrokeshire English Congregational Union, meeting attendance book, 1952-1972; and miscellaneous correspondence, printed material and addresses, 1954-1972. ; church accounts, 1930-1949 ; minute book of Wood Street Congregational Church, Cardiff, 1868-1873; attendance book of Association and executive committee meetings of the Pembrokeshire English Congregational Union, 1952-1972.

Family papers and estate records of the Griffin family of Newton House, Dixton, Monmouthshire, comprising deeds and documents, 1635-1869, relating mainly to properties in the parish of Dixton, and correspondence, 1818-1863, mainly relating to a dispute between Mary Griffin of Newton House and the vicar and churchwarden of St Peter church, Dixton, in 1862.

46 photographs, 22 loose, in a small album. The photographs are individually mounted on pages of different pastel colours. Some photographs are cut into oval shape, others are oblong with trimmed corners. Most are small still life arrangements of flowers. Others show toys, family members, friends and animals. There is no indication on the blank folios or the reverse of the loose photographs that they were ever fixed into the album. Digital version of the album described in greater detail.

Papers of Wynford Vaughan Thomas, 1850-1986, including war despatches, 1943-1945; papers relating to Indian independence, 1947; scripts of radio programmes on the Middle East, 1956; papers relating to state occasions, 1950-1956; notes for a proposed book on the river Niger, 1961-1963; manuscript and typescript copies of stories, articles, lectures, etc., 1947-1964; scripts of radio and TV programmes and proposed programmes, 1946-[1980s]; notes for proposed works on autobiography, 'Journeys', the River Niger, and Welsh history, [1950s]-1984; manuscripts, notes and typescripts for the published works Anzio, Madly in all directions, Shell Guide to Wales, Portrait of Gower, and Trust to talk, 1958-1980; travel journals, 1947-1964, recording visits to India, West Indies, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Hong Kong and Singapore; notebooks containing notes, drawings and miscellanea, [1947]-[1960s]; financial papers, 1945-1973; correspondence, 1936-1986; papers relating to wine, 1980-1984; papers relating to Dylan Thomas and his literary estate, 1955-1974; family papers, 1895-1950; press cuttings relating to his broadcasting career, 1937-1978; papers relating to Botticelli's painting, 'Primavera', 1945-1988; and miscellaneous papers, mainly printed, 1850-1974.

Order books, 1865-1879; account books (listing revenue and expenditure, rentals and lime sales), 1850-1878; and printed material relating to brewing, 1867-1873.

Research papers and teaching materials of Constance Bullock-Davies, mainly relating to her work on medieval literature, including King Arthur, [1950s]-[1980s].

Records of the Welsh Folk-Song Society, 1908-1993, including minutes, 1908-1957; correspondence, 1915-1975; reports, 1931-1957; financial papers, 1928-1953; publication material relating to the Journal, 1909-1954; executive committee and annual general meeting minutes, 1958-1993; and folk song material, including words and music collected by W. Emrys Cleaver, with related correspondence and notes, 1959-1964, and composed and arranged songs with related correspondence and notes, [1960s]. The correspondents include many prominent composers and musicians.

A further five volumes belonging to the Welsh Folk-Song Society were received. These remain uncatalogued.

Papurau Cassie Davies, [1918]-1975, yn cynnwys llythyrau oddi wrth Gymry amlwg. Mae rhai ohonynt wedi'u cyfeirio at ei chwaer Neli Davies. = Papers of Cassie Davies, [1918]-1975, including letters from eminent Welshmen. Some of them are addressed to her sister Neli Davies.