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Papers, 1830-1937, of the Lewis family of Felinganol, Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire, comprising four title deeds, 1830-1865, relating to properties in the parish of Llanrhystud; letters, 1862-1930, in Welsh, relating to business and family affairs, together with poetry, some by and in the autograph of John Lewis ('Eos Glan Wyre'), including verse written on the reverse of a printed balance sheet, 1861-1862, of 'Cymdeithas Ddyngarol Llanrhystid' (Cambrian Benefit Society); probate, 1865, of the will of Margaret Morgan of Felinganol, and papers relating thereto, 1865-1906; two account books, 1865-1924, of milling, etc., at Felinganol; three account books and loose papers, 1882-1937, of Llanrhystud Baptist Chapel; and six charms, [late 19 cent.-early 20 cent.], to preserve the livestock, etc., of members of the family from witchcraft.

Papers, [1718x1912], of John and David Lewis, comprising notebooks of John Lewis, 1850-1892, containing hymns and poems; printed items, 1839-1908; correspondence of David Lewis, 1851-1908, and miscellaneous letters, 1850-1867; music manuscripts of David Lewis, 1854-1908, including hymn-tunes, songs and anthems; volumes belonging to David Lewis containing hymns by him and others, 1839-1858; papers of the Lewis family, 1718-1898, most of which are music-related.

The collection comprises minutes and agenda of the Liberal Democrats Wales meetings, 1987-1998; constituency papers, [c. 1987]-1997; financial papers, 1991-1998; correspondence, [c. 1985]-1998; conference papers, 1986-1998; election material, 1984-1999; party membership, 1989-1998; press and media relations, [c. 1985]-1998; party policy, 1991-1998; published materials, 1987-1994; and miscellaneous papers, [c. 1985]-1996.

Correspondence and papers of W.J. Roberts of Llandudno, Liberal Party agent for the Conwy constituency, relating to the arrangements and preparations for the Liberal Party Assembly Llandudno, April 1955.

Papers relating to the British Library Advisory Council, 1976-1982, the Library Advisory Council (England), 1972-1981, and the Library Advisory Council for Wales, 1972-1982, comprising agenda and minutes of committee meetings, correspondence and newsletters, reports and memoranda; and copies of British Library News, 1979-1982.

Libri Walliae Archives, 1973-1987, comprising mainly papers relating to the compilation and publication of Libri Walliae (Aberystwyth, 1987) in the National Library of Wales, including proofs, related correspondence and papers.

Papers of Lily F. Chitty, Pontesbury, Shropshire, relating mainly to her work in indexing Archaeologia Cambrensis, 1846-1900. Included are a typescript copy, in two volumes, of the index compiled; 4 notebooks, 2 log books, and a petty cash book, 1932-1950, relating to the compilation of the work; a box file containing notes and correspondence and a file of correspondence, 1931-1964, relating to the Index Committee which had been set up, the correspondents including Sir John Edward Lloyd, Sir Cyril Fox, H. J. Randall, T. Jones Pierce, T. E. Morris, J. D. K. Lloyd, V. E. Nash-Williams, and Willoughby Gardner. Also included are notebooks relating to Cambrian Archaeological Association meetings, 1952-1955, 1962-1967; personal correspondence and photographs, 1951-1977; and various offprints, etc.

Additional papers consisting of First World War Honourable Discharge Certificates (right half only) found amongst the estate of Lily Frances Chitty, sister-in-law of Mary Derwas Chitty (née Kitson Clark), and transferred to the donor by the latter's daughter, Anna Georgina Chitty. Also included is research, compiled by Barbara Reardon, on the individuals named in the certificates; July 2023.

Manuscripts of works by Wmffre Dafydd ab Ifan, Llanbrynmair, [1620x1660], and others; accounts, rentals and chapel records relating to Llanuwchllyn, Llandderfel and Llandrillo-yn-Edeirnion, and the Glanllyn estate, Merionethshire, 1785-1878; commonplace books, 1717-1824; letters, mainly to Ivan T. Davies, from O. M. Edwards, T. E. Ellis, Professor Kuno Meyer and others, 1869-1929; and other items relating to the Rev. Ivan T. Davies, 1872-1969.

Further papers, late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, relating to the Lewis family of Llannerch Aeron, co. Cardigan.

Papers, 1771-1884, of the Evans family of Cwmbedw, Llanarth, Cardiganshire and which include correspondence, 1789-1870, between family members; papers, 1771-1884, most of which relate to the administration of the Cwmbedw estate; and three diaries, 1870-1877, of Evan Evans, Cwmbedw.

Papers, 1840-1853, 1931, mainly of Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire interest, together with material relating to Robeston Hall, Pembrokeshire.

Papers, [c. 1796]-1857, relating mainly to the parish of Llanddeiniol, Cardiganshire, comprising a volume of hymn-tunes and anthems dated [c. 1796]; notebooks, 1825-1848, of Evan Evans, shoemaker; poor-rate assessments and accounts, 1823-1837; a highway rate assessment book, 1848-1856; and miscellaneous printed material, 1851-1857, relating to Aberystwyth Union and Cardiganshire Quarter Sessions.

Records and papers, 1647-1872, relating to the manors of Llanelidan, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Rhos, Llanhychan, Rhiwbebyll, Llech, Llan and Meifod, Denbighshire, 1647-1872; miscellaneous documents including papers relating to Llanelidan enclosures, 1797-1832; miscellaneous papers relating to the Bishop of Bangor's estate in Llanelidan, 1828-1836; and posters issued by the Ruthin Association for the Prosecution of Felons, 1846-1851.

Deeds and documents, 1689-1883, relating to the Llanerchfrochwel estate mainly in Buttington, Guilsfield, Llandysilio, and Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, including deeds relating to a school charity in St. Julian, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, endowed by the will of Thomas Bowdler.

Family and estate records of Griffith of Porthamal, Anglesey, and Llanfair, Caernarfonshire, Griffith of Brynodol, Caernarfonshire, and the associated families of Rowlands of Nant, Caernarfonshire, and Wynn of Taltreuddyn, Merionethshire. The estate records include rentals of the Llanfair estate, 1516-1669, the Brynodol estate, 1581-1751, the Cefnamwlch estate, 1630-1717, the Nant estate, 1702-1719, the Taltreuddyn estate, 1744-1848, the Llanfair and Brynodol estate, 1761-1832, and rentals from various other estates, 1615-1816; and deeds of the Porthamal and Llanfair estate, 1435-1673, the Brynodol (and later Llanfair and Brynodol) estate, 1564-1864, and the Taltreuddyn estate, 1664-1751. -- The archive also includes rentals of Crown rents in Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Merionethshire, 1558-1798, and ministers' accounts, 1365-1825; Caernarfon borough records, 1545-1783, including rentals of corporation property, lists of burgesses, and notes on the constitution of the borough and the appointment of officers; and a number of literary and historical manuscripts.

This collection consists of two groups of the Llanfyllin manuscripts. Group I comprises commonplace books and a diary of William Baxter, Wesleyan Methodist minister; financial accounts relating to the Llansilin (Denbighshire) Wesleyan chapel and to the Bagillt Nonconformist Cemetery Company; miscellanea of T. Nicholls Roberts, Wesleyan minister; sermons, poetry, anecdotes, etc. Group II comprises minute books of Llanfyllin committees; material relating to the Powys Provincial Eisteddfod at Llanfyllin, 1892-1922; miscellanea of Evan Davies, Wesleyan minister; journals of Edward Jones, constable of Llanfyllin; correspondence, etc. relating to Llanfyllin antiquities; editions of the Magazine of the Myllin Literary and Debating Society, 1898-1901; material relating to the Cambrian Railway at Oswestry, to the Vale of Clwyd Railway and to the Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway; sermons; etc.

Records of the Llangeitho Benefit Society, 1827-1938.

Llangibby Castle estate records, including court rolls of manors in Monmouthshire, 1262-1911, Glamorgan, 1675-1739, Gloucestershire, 1427-1595, and Somerset, 1609-1691; title deeds, mainly Monmouthshire, 1217-1930, and correspondence, mainly 18-19 cent.; important letters and papers relating to the civil war in Monmouthshire; and manuscripts aquired by the family, including drafts and copies of Modus Tenendi Parliamentarum and Observata Parliamentaria by Henry Elsynge, junior (1598-1654), clerk to the House of Commons, together with minutes of the House of Commons, 1624-1626, calendar of the Journal of the House of Lords, 1647-1768, copies of the Journals of the House of Commons, 1547-1701, index to parliamentary proceedings, temp. Edward III-Edward IV, and, 1724-1743, civil war tracts, the journal of the missionary Dr Joseph Wolff, 1832, 'Prif Achae holh Gymru Benbaladr' in the autograph of Sir Thomas Wiliams, Trefriw, 1578-1609, a seventeenth-century collection of Welsh poetry by the principal 'cywyddwyr'; a memoir of Richard Robert Jones ('Dic Aberdaron', 1780-1843) in his own autograph; English sermons and miscellaneous notes by Rev. Edmund Jones, Pontypool, a sermon notebook of Rev. Philip Henry (1631-1696), the eminent Nonconformist divine, a survey of the lands of Henry, earl of Pembroke, in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, 1570, and a survey of lands in the lordship of Usk, 1619; pedigree rolls of Sir Roger Williams of Penrhos, Monmouthshire, compiled by Thomas Jones ('Twm Siôn Catti'), 1591, and of the Williams family of Llangibby Castle, probably compiled by Sylvanus Morgan.

Deeds and documents, 1631-1861, relating to the Llanllyr estate in Cardiganshire, Carmarthen, and Llangynog and Merthyr in Carmarthenshire, together with a toll book, 1796-1833, of Talsarn fairs.