Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 1-24.
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 12238-12261.
Edward Stanton Roberts was born in Cynwyd, Denbighshire in 1878. Following his graduation from the Normal College, Bangor in 1898, he taught successively at schools in Harrington, Ponciau (near Rhosllanerchrugog) and Liverpool before being appointed assistant principal at Glanadda School, Bangor in 1907. That same year, he enrolled as a student at University College Aberystwyth, graduating in 1911. From 1912 to 1915 Roberts copied and edited manuscripts at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth on behalf of the Guild of Graduates; thereafter, from 1916 until his death in 1938, he served as principal at schools in Pentrellyncymer, Cyffylliog and Gellifor. In 1917 he gained a Master of Arts degree for his work on William Salesbury's 'Herbal' (Llysieulyfr Myddyginiaethol William Salesbury (Liverpool, 1916)). Roberts was known as a noted academic and palaeographer, as well as a talented poet.
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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales
Manuscripts and papers, [1873x1938], of E. Stanton Roberts, comprising notes, transcripts and essays of a historical, antiquarian and etymological nature relating to Wales and the Welsh language; transcripts of and accompanying notes on Welsh poetry, principally that of Dafydd ap Gwilym; and notes compiled towards Llysieulyfr Meddyginiaethol ... William Salesbury ... (Liverpool, 1916).
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 12238-12261.
Purchase; 1939
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971); Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig on-line site, viewed 5 January 2010;
See also NLW MS 12394F, which contains a transcript by E. Stanton Roberts.
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 1.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12238E.
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Manuscript and typescript material relating to the history of the parish of Caerwys co. Flint, including 'Caerwys Historical Notes by Sir J. Herbert Lewis (based on the Reminiscences of R. Lewis, John Brunnan and other natives of Caerwys, interviewed by him, and on documentary evidence of Caerwyson, author of a prize-essay on 'Caerwys ei Hynafiaethau a'i Heisteddfodau' and various MSS.' (incomplete); 'The Eisteddfodau of Caerwys (A.D. 1523 and 1568)'; 'Caerwys during the Roman Occupation'; 'Queries re doubtful forms & locations of certain places'; bibliographical references; an inscribed presentation copy by the editor to J. Herbert Lewis of J. H. Davies (ed.): The Roll of the Caerwys Eisteddfod of 1523 [Liverpool, 1910]; etc. Also included is a holograph letter from J. Herbert Lewis, Penucha, Caerwys, to [E.] Stanton Roberts, [19]32 (comments on a manuscript left for the writer's perusal).
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 2-4.
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 12239B, 12240-12241A.
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Bibliographies of sources and rough notes and extracts towards a history of the parish of Caerwys.
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Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 5.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12242E.
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A holograph essay on 'Welsh Social Life as reflected in the Poems of Lewis Glyn Cothi' by 'Llynor' [E. Stanton Roberts]. The work was submitted for, and awarded, the T. E. Ellis Essay Prize at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, during the Session 1909-1910.
See also NLW MS 12243E.
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 6.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12243E.
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A holograph essay on 'Y Mabinogion fel Llenyddiaeth' by 'Y Macwy Mud' [E. Stanton Roberts]. The essay was submitted in January 1911 for the T. E. Ellis Essay Prize at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
See also NLW MS 12242E.
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 7.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12244B.
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A holograph essay on 'Ystyr Enwau Lleoedd yng Nghwmwd Edeirnion' by 'Bedo'r Berwyn' [E. Stanton Roberts], with some critical marginal observations in pencil [? by an eisteddfod adjudicator].
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 8.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12245A.
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Extracts from the parish registers of Llangar, co. Merioneth, apparently compiled with special emphasis on place-name forms.
See also NLW MS 12246A.
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Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 9.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12246A.
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Notes and extracts relating to the parish of Llangar, co. Merioneth, taken from a parish register beginning in 1614, churchwardens' accounts beginning in 1759, and newspaper cuttings of an article on the history of the parish of Cynwyd. Inset is an incomplete typescript copy (1 p.) of 'Cynwyd a phlwyf Llangar, Meirionydd. Atgofion fy nhad: mis Ebrill a mis Mai 1924'.
See also NLW MS 12245A.
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 10-15.
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 12247-12252C.
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Six volumes containing guarded leaves (pp. i-398) from [Robert Ellis] 'Cynddelw' (ed): Barddoniaeth Dafydd ab Gwilym . . . (Liverpool, 1873), with copious variant readings by E. Stanton Roberts.
See also NLW MSS 12253C, 12255B.
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 16.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12253C.
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A transcript of 'Llyfr Dafydd ab Gwilim Bardd. O Lanbadarn Fawr Yngharedigion A Ysgrifenwyd o Gwbl, gan Benjamin Simon Bardd a Henefydd O Aber Gwili: Oed Crist MDCCLIV', i.e. Aberdâr MS 2 (NLW MS 5475A), with a few additions and corrections. At the beginning is a 'Mynegair', being an alphabetical index of last syllables of opening lines of the poems. Apart from the additions and corrections, the volume is not in the hand of E. Stanton Roberts.
See also NLW MSS 12247-12252C, 12255B and NLW MS 5475A.
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 17.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12254B.
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Transcripts from manuscript sources, with copious variant readings, of 'cywyddau' by Ifan ap Gruffudd leiaf, Tudur Penllyn, Gruffydd Hiraethog, [Lewis Glyn Cothi], Guttor Glyn, Tvdvr Pennllynn, Thomas Kelli, Ho'll Rinallt, Howel Kilan, Dafydd Llwyd Lle'n ap Gruffudd, Robin Ddu ap Siankyn Bledrydd, Hugh Roberts Llên, Ll'n ap Guttyn, Rhys Cain, etc. At the beginning is a list of contents. Also included in the volume are a few extracts from the tale of Owein a Lunet, and notes on 'The Mediaeval Church & Monasticism'.
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 18.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12255B.
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Transcripts, made c. 1913, from Havod MS 26, of 'cywyddau', etc., by Dafydd ap Gwilym, and of one 'cywydd' each by Bedo Aeddren and Iolo Goch.
See also NLW MSS 12247-12253C, and Hafod MS 26.
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Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 19.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12256B.
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A volume of Edward Powell containing English translations of 'cywyddau', etc., by Goronwy Owen, and brief notes on the works of Guto'r Glyn, Hywel Dafydd o Raglan, Bedo Brwynllys, Bedo Eurfren [Aeddren], Ieuan Deulwyn, Meredydd ap Rhys, Ieuan Brydydd Hir Hynaf, Tudur Penllyn, Lewis Glyn Cothi, Dafydd Nanmor, Deio ap Ieuan Du, Gutyn Owain, Tudur Aled, and Dafydd ap Edmunt, and on the eisteddfodau held at Carmarthen, 1451, and Caerwys, 1524.
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 20.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12257C.
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Notes compiled by E. Stanton Roberts towards his edition of Llysieulyfr Meddyginiaethol a briodolir i William Salesbury . . . (Liverpool, 1916).
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 21.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12258B.
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Rough notes of farm and field names extracted from the maps and schedules of apportionment of tithe rentcharge, 1838-1839, of the parishes of Llangollen, Llangadwaladr, Llansilin, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, and Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, co. Denbigh.
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Title based on contents.
Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 22.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12259A.
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A volume of notes on the development of Indo-European vowels, consonants, etc., in the Celtic language.
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Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 23.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12260E.
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Miscellaneous papers including 'A List of Notices or Accounts of Dolmens and Cistvaens in Wales (Archaeologia Cambrensis)'; an incomplete essay on ancient Welsh laws and customs; transcripts, 1581[?5]-1608, from an unspecified parish register [?in the diocese of Llandaff]; a copy of 'Carol Nadolig' by Peter Lloyd, 1787; and 'Cân-'Gyffylliog' by Hugh Hughes, Nant, Llanrhaiadr[-yng-Nghinmeirch, co. Denbigh]. The two latter compositions are not in the hand of E. Stanton Roberts.
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Formerly known as E. Stanton Roberts 24.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12261C.
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Proof sheets of projected editions by E. Stanton Roberts of 'cywyddau' by Tudur Penllyn, Ifan ab Gruffydd Leiaf, Hywel Rheinallt, Gutto'r Glyn, Gruffydd Hiraethog, Hum ap Dafydd, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn, Robin Ddu, Dafydd Nanmor?, Rhys Cain, Lewis ap Edward, Howel ap Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Rhys, Lewys Glyn Cothi, Llawdden, and Robt. Lewis.
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