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One hundred and thirty-two letters and cards, 1959-1967, from Helen Thomas to Terence Cooper, London, containing mainly personal news and comments on Edward Thomas; also included are two letters, 1962-1965, from Myfanwy Thomas, daughter of Helen and Edward Thomas (ff. 45, 144).

Correspondence and other papers, 1805-[?late 20 cent.], relating to the soprano Adelina Patti and to her friend Edward Hall, Box Office Manager at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.
The papers comprise: (i) Some eight letters (one an envelope only), 1893-1898, from Adelina Patti, at Craig-y-Nos Castle, Nice and Paris, to Edward Hall, London (ff. 3-5, 9-25), together with one letter to Hall from [?Pittman], Ystalyfera, 10 August 1883 (ff. 1-2), and a letter from Patti, in Indianapolis, 1 January 1894, to [?W. E.] Gladstone (ff. 6-8); (ii) typescript transcripts of the Adelina Patti letters, [?late 20 cent.] (11 ff.); (iii) some twenty-seven newspaper cuttings, December 1893-February 1894, relating to Patti's tour of America, apparently sent to Edward Hall from Toronto, possibly by Patti herself; (iv) photographs, postcards and ephemera relating to Patti, 1889-1984; (v) an insert book for the EMI long play record 'Adelina Patti' (RLS 711), 1973; (vi) copies of five newspapers, 1805-1809, containing news relating to the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, together with a few other printed items, 1875, 1925, concerning the Theatre and Edward Hall; and (vii) largely unrelated items, comprising photographs of Nellie Melba, [?1911], Queen Elizabeth [the Queen Mother], [?1940s], and a 'Souvenir Programme of the Visit of… the Duke and Duchess of York to Cardiff... and Blaina', [1932].

Papers, 1946-2017, of Captain Ted Lees, relating to Island Farm Prisoner of War Camp, Bridgend. Captain Lees was the camp's Intelligence Officer and interpreter during the period 1946-1948, when it held some of the most senior German officers, including Feldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt.
The papers include a nominal roll of senior prisoners compiled by Lees (ff. i-ii, I-XVI); some eighteen letters to Lees, from von Rundstedt and others, 1946-1948, 1957 (ff. 1-21); a typescript statement by von Rundstedt concerning the Blomberg-Fritsch affair of 1938 (ff. 22-25); a typescript memorandum, dated 9 July 1947, from a prisoner to a 'Herr Bieri' [?Frederick Bieri of the IRCC], concerning the Geneva Convention (ff. 30-36); Lees's manuscript recollections of von Rundstedt, 1953 (ff. 54-57); and a copy of a War Office urgent memorandum (U.M./4202(P.W.1m)), dated 8 September 1947, enclosing a categorised nominal roll of senior German officers detained in the UK (ff. 38-53). The letters to Captain Lees, mostly in German, are from Generalmajor [Walter] Leuze, 10 May 1946 (f. 1), [Generalmajor Hans] Erdmann, 3 December 1946 (f. 2), von Rundstedt, 25 December 1946 (f. 3), [Generalmajor Burkhart] Muller-Hildebrand, 2 February 1947 (ff. 4-5), [Konteradmiral] Hans Voss, 13 August 1947 (f. 6), General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel, 14 August 1947 (f. 8), General der Artillerie Anton[-Reichard Hermann Friedrich Maria] Fr[ei]h[er]r v[on] Bechtolsheim, 19 August 1947 (f. 9), Dr Rudolf Aettig, 9 December 1947 (f. 11), [General] Gunther Blumentritt, 26 February 1948 (f. 13), and [General Edwin Graf von] Rothkirch [und Trach], 1 May 1948 (f. 14). Also included are a letter to Lees's wife from von Rundstedt, 10 February 1948 (f. 12), a Christmas card from Voss, made in camp, [1946x1948] (f. 17), a note from Voss certifying the handing over of medals to Captain Lees, [1946x1948] (f. 18), and correspondence, 1957, between Lees, Wilhelm Bauer de Betaz and a Manchester bank, concerning the whereabouts of Bauer de Betaz's medals (ff. 19-21). Items subsequently added to the papers include typescript translations of two of the letters into English (ff. 7, 15), photocopies of parts of the Blomberg-Fritsch and Geneva Convention typescripts (ff. 26-29, 37, kept for conservation purposes) and printouts of web pages relating to Lees and von Rundstedt, 2010, 2017 (ff. 62-64).

Scrapbook, 1885-1892, compiled by the amateur actor Augustus Spalding, a close friend and supporter of the opera singer Adelina Patti, containing press cuttings, photographs, printed items, letters and ephemera.
The volume contains material relating to Patti's wedding to Ernesto Nicolini (ff. 11 verso-12 verso, 12c, 13), various charity concerts in Swansea and Brecon (ff. 17-20, 30-31 verso, 41a-b, 42-43, 81-84 verso), her tour of South America in 1888 (in particular Buenos Aires and Montevideo) (ff. 32 verso-36, 39 verso-41 verso), engravings of Craig-y-Nos Castle (ff. 43 verso-45), her birthday party, 19 February 1889 (ff. 50 verso-51), performances at the Patti Theatre, Craig-y-Nos (ff. 62 verso, 67, 78-80 verso, 85), and the Grand Autumn Concert Tour of 1890 (f. 63 recto-verso), all being events in which Spalding participated. The majority of the material however relates to Spalding's acting activities as a member of the Old Stagers during the annual Canterbury Cricket Week, and with the Windsor Strollers.

A volume containing humorous prose (ff. 4-16 verso) and poetry (ff. 19-33), [1867], by a young woman identifying herself as 'Angelina Workington' (f. 9), for her uncle, 'Slatey Hughes Esquire', as a memento of their visit to Llandudno and the surrounding area in July 1867.
The volume consists of a fanciful prologue (ff. 4-6), followed by equally fanciful accounts of excursions to the Great Orme (ff. 9-10 verso, 12-13 verso) and Capel Curig (ff. 14 recto-verso, 16 recto-verso), and poems entitled 'Ffos Noddyn' (ff. 19-20), 'A Growl from Gelert's Ghost' (ff. 22-25), 'The Streamlet's Song' (ff. 27-29) and 'Excelsior' (ff. 31-33). The manuscript is written mainly in black ink, with some words in red, blue, green and gold paint. In addition there is an illuminated title page (f. 2) and dedication (f. 3), with further illuminations or decorative initials on ff. 4, 8, 9, 16, 19, 22, 31; together with five pen drawings (ff. 7, 11, 15, 17, 22) and a photograph of the Great Orme, Llandudno (pasted in on f. 8). The name 'Angelina Workington' is presumed to be a pseudonym; the writer may actually be the Isabella Slater to whom the volume was gifted in 1862 (see f. 1).

Scrapbooks of press cuttings and correspondence relating to Sir John Lynn-Thomas's career, together with notes and annotated copies of his book Key of all Wales in South-West Cardiganshire (1932).

Records of the Llangeitho Benefit Society, 1827-1938.

Autograph album, 1866-1868, belonging to the journalist John Griffith (Gohebydd), compiled during visits to Reconstruction Era America to report for Baner ac Amserau Cymru. The album contains eighty-four signatures and inscriptions, mainly by Senators and other senior politicians and social reformers (ff. 3-49).
The signatories include the future Presidents James A. Garfield (f. 32) and U[lysses] S. Grant (f. 37), future Vice-Presidents Tho[mas] A. Hendricks (f. 7) and Schuyler Colfax (f. 26), Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton (f. 36), presidents pro-tem of the Senate L[a] F[ayette] S. Foster (f. 19) and B[enjamin] F. Wade (f. 22), the abolitionists and social reformers Frederick Douglass (f. 38), Wendell Phillips (f. 45) and Anna E. Dickinson (f. 46), the actor James E. Murdoch (f. 41) and the writer R[alph] Waldo Emerson (f. 43). A few autographs are of Welshmen (ff. 44, 49).

Two travel journals, 1800-1802, of the Rev. Thomas Prior, Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, describing tours of parts of North East Wales and the North of England, 1800 (NLW MS 24171iB), and North Wales, 1802 (NLW MS 24171iiB), together with a fragment of an Italian journal in an unknown hand, [1822] (NLW MS 24171iiiB).
Thomas Prior became a Doctor of Divinity in 1805, and was Vice-Provost of Trinity College 1832-1833 and 1840-1843.

Manuscript music, 1982-1983, of three pieces by the Jazz pianist Dill Jones, namely 'Lady Wendy' (lyrics by Malcolm Barron), 'Maybe I'll be yours (once again)' (lyrics by Malcolm Barron) and 'No flowers for my lady' (lyrics by Tim Willis), together with photocopies of the scores.

Manuscripts, 1827-1875, from the library of G. T. O. Bridgeman, including heraldic material, etc., relating to the Wynn family of Gwydir, and also transcripts of charters and public records.

Research by Dr. Clive Gareth Grey on the work of Rowland Huw Prichard, namely: 1) 'The 'Other' Hymn Tunes of Rowland Huw Prichard of Bala (1811-1887)'; 2) 'Sixteen Hymn Tunes including 'Hyfrydol'. Arranged and reharmonised by Clive Gareth Grey. Revised 2021'; 3) 'Un deg chwech o donau. Trefnwyd ac ail-harmoneiddwyd gan Clive Gareth Grey. 2021'. Copies of the above were printed and bound at NLW.

Copi o Tu hwnt i'r llen : pryddest gystadleuol ar destyn y gadair yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Llandudno, 1896 (Llanelli, 1901), pryddest anfuddugol J. Gwili Jenkins, yn cynnwys dau lythyr oddi wrth Gwili, [1912], at deulu J. R.Owen, Gyfelog, Bwlchdewin, Porthmadog, un ar bapur ysgrifennu Ysgol y Gwynfryn, Rhydaman. = A copy of Tu hwnt i'r llen : pryddest gystadleuol ar destyn y gadair yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Llandudno, 1896 (Llanelli, 1901), unsuccessful long poem in free metre by J. Gwili Jenkins entered in the National Eisteddfod held at Llandudno in 1896, including two letters from Gwili, [1912], to the family of J. R.Owen, Gyfelog, Bwlchdewin, Porthmadog, one of them is written on headed notepaper [Gwynfryn School, Ammanford].

A collection of ephemera and papers relating to Sister Florence Mulfra Williams (1902-1983) of London, originally of Swansea, Glamorgan, who served during the Second World War in Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS), and was one of the first nurses to enter Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after its liberation in April 1945.

Incomplete typed proof copy of "The Sovereignty of the Bible", [1895], by Morris Owen Evans, PhD, DD, author of 'An essay towards comprehension: Christianity and Churchmanship', 1895, 'The Healing of the Nations', etc.

Papers, 1859-[2000], accumulated by Wyn Thomas, including letters from Raymond Garlick, 1991-2000, Islwyn Ffowc Elis, 1989, and J. M. Cleary, 1993; together with letters sent to T. Ifor Rees responding to his publication, In and around the Valley of Mexico (1954), and from renowned writers including D. J. Williams, T. Gwynn Jones, and T. H. Parry-Williams. = Papurau, 1859-[2000], a grynhowyd gan Wyn Thomas, yn cynnwys llythyrau ato oddi wrth Raymond Garlick, 1991-2000, Islwyn Ffowc Elis, 1989, a J. M. Cleary, 1993; ynghyd â llythyrau a anfonwyd at T. Ifor Rees yn ymateb i’w gyhoeddiad In and around the Valley of Mexico (1954), ac oddi wrth lenorion amlwg megis D. J. Williams, T. Gwynn Jones, a T. H. Parry-Williams.

Personal copies of J. P. Brown, Llangollen, of ‘Cylch Translations’, 1960-2007 (with gaps), a newsletter which he produced for members of the Cylch Catholig and others; included are items from the Welsh-language press of interest to Catholics. = Copïau personol J. P. Brown, Llangollen, o'r cylchlythyr ‘Cylch Translations’, 1960-2007 (gyda bylchau), a gynhyrchodd ar gyfer aelodau o’r Cylch Catholig ac eraill; maent yn cynnwys eitemau o’r wasg Gymraeg oedd o ddiddordeb i Gatholigion.

Bound volume containing printed reports of the Cardiganshire War Savings Committee, 1917-1918, and a letter from the donor, dated 6 September 1920, addressed to the Librarian, Sir John Ballinger.

A manuscript music book of popular songs originally belonging to William Williams, cabinet maker, including ballads and operatic pieces such as The Highland Laddie and Robin Hood. The volume then passed on into the possession of Thomas Llewelyn, Newbridge.

Papers of Glyn Tegai Hughes including diaries, letters, papers relating to his political interests, research papers, and Gwasg Gregynog ephemera.