Seven holograph letters and one Christmas card, 1896-1899 and undated, from Fred[erick] W[illiam] P[earce] Jago [Cornish scholar] from Plymouth, to (as per address or by inference) H[enry] T[obit] Evans at Lampeter and Carmarthen. The letters relate largely to a mutual interest in the Cornish language. Specific points referred to include the address of a Truro bookseller who could provide recipient with books on Cornish, the writer's friendship with [the Reverend John] Bannister, variant forms of the writer's name, the death of the Cornish language owing to the pressure of English, the lack of a printed literature, etc., the survival of Cornish dialect in West Cornwall, the writer's published glossary of the Cornish dialect [The Ancient Language and the Dialect of Cornwall with an enlarged Glossary . . . (Truro, 1882)] and his English - Cornish Dictionary . . [(London, 1887)], unpublished manuscript copies of second editions of these two works which the author had offered to sell to the Royal Institute of Cornwall, the possibility that Professor [John] Rhys [of Oxford University] would assist with publication, the state of the Welsh language and the danger to it from English pressure on the eastern border and 'Forster's law of education', the need for 'at least bilingual teaching in the Welsh schools and the employment of native teachers', the lack of information relating to the use of Cornish in church services, the last sermon preached in Cornish, recipient's visit to Cornwall and newspaper articles by him describing the visit, the Breton and Manx languages, the [South African] war, and recipient's newspaper work.

Stray items relating to Major Edgar Jones (1868-1953), father of Gareth Vaughan Jones, and headmaster of the Barry Boys' County School from 1899 until his retirement in 1933. They include a small quantity of correspondence on a wide range of subjects, including letters from Gwilym Davies, undated; Sir Owen M. Edwards, 1916; W. Goscombe John, 1952; Dr Thomas Jones CH, 1925, 1947, 1950, 1951 and 1952 (many referring to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth); and Sir John Edward Lloyd, 1929 (relating to the Welsh Language Society). Many of the letters refer to educational themes. There are also two letters, both dated 1953, from Major Edgar Jones to his daughter Eirian Lewis, mother of Dr Siriol Colley. There are also some tributes to Major Jones upon his death in 1953.

The second of three volumes containing some one hundred and eighty-eight letters, 1856-1888, addressed to Henry Richard and dealing particularly with politics, the peace movement, education and other affairs in Wales.
The correspondents include Henry Fawcett, (Mrs) M. G. Fawcett, Dudley Field, Hugh Fielden, Lord [Edmond] Fitzmaurice, W. E. Forster, W. H. Fremantle, Joseph F. B. Frith, Thomas Gee, H. M. Milner Gibson, J. H. Gladstone, W. E. Gladstone, Granville George [Leveson-Gower], second earl Granville, John Griffith (Y Gohebydd), Lord Richard Grosvenor, first baron Stalbridge, George Hadfield, John Hampden (Croydon), Sir William Harcourt, H. D. Harper (Jesus College, Oxford), Thomas Harris, Arthur Hobhouse, Alfred Illingworth, Basil M. Jones, J. Viriamu Jones and Michael D. Jones.

Papurau Cynog Dafis, yn cynnwys gohebiaeth gyffredinol,1964-1973, ffeiliau yn ymwneud ag addysg, 1961-1982, ffeiliau yn ymwneud â chynghrair Plaid Cymru/Y Blaid Werdd yng Ngheredigion, 1991-1997, papurau, 1996-1997, yn ymwneud ag etholiad cyffredinol 1997, areithiau, ymgyrch llywyddiaeth Plaid Cymru ac etholiad Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru 2007 = Papers of Cynog Dafis, including general correspondence, 1964-1973, files relating to education, 1961-1982, files relating to the Plaid Cymru / Green Party alliance in Ceredigion, 1991-1997, papers relating to the 1997 general election, 1996-1997, speeches, campaign for the role of President of Plaid Cymru and the National Assembly for Wales election 2007.

Derbyniwyd papurau ychwanegol sydd dal heb eu catalogio = Addition papers received remain uncatalogued.

The third of three volumes containing some one hundred and eighty-eight letters, 1856-1888, addressed to Henry Richard and dealing particularly with politics, the peace movement, education and other affairs in Wales.
The correspondents include Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Leone Levi, W. F. Maitland, John Matthews (Aberystwyth), Edward Miall, Sir George Osborne Morgan, Samuel Morley, Sir Lewis Morris, William Morris (Kelmscott), A. J. Mundella, Thomas Nicholas, R. Barry O'Brien, Sir Hugh Owen, Frédéric Passy, Auguste Pierantoni, Lyon Playfair, Sir Henry Ponsonby, J. H. Puleston, Alexander Raleigh, Stuart (afterwards baron) Rendel, James H. Rigg, Sir Owen Roberts, Lady Frances Russell, G. W. E. Russell, Pietro Sparturo (Naples), John Poyntz [Spencer], fifth earl Spencer, Herbert Spencer, Edward Lyulph [Stanley], fourth baron Stanley of Alderley and fourth baron Sheffield, W. Co[w]per Temple, J[ohn] Thomas (editor of Y Tyst Cymreig), Jos[eph] Thompson, G. O. Trevelyan, Cypri[e]n Valton (Turin) and J. Carvel Williams.

Papers of Stuart Rendel and family members, including papers relating to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the proposal to establish the National Library of Wales and its development during the early years of its existence, 1883-1916; speeches, addresses and political papers relating to disestablishment of the church in Wales and the 1889 Intermediate Education Act, 1882-1909; press cuttings, 1881-1913; photographs, 1892; miscellaneous letters, 1878-1912; letters to Stuart Rendel, 1853-1912, including letters from A. C. Humphreys Owen, 1877-1905, family letters, 1853-1902, and letters from prominent political figures and Welsh public figures; letters and copies of letters from Rendel, 1880-1912; diaries, mainly recording details of Stuart Rendel's business activities, 1863-1869; notes of conversations with W. E. Gladstone, John Morley and H. H. Asquith, 1888-1910; papers relating to Chinese affairs and French and Chinese peace talks, 1884-1886; papers of James Meadows Rendel, including letters, 1828-1856, and papers relating to his estate, 1856-1859; letters of Catherine Jane Rendel, 1845-1855; letters and papers of George Wightwick Rendel, 1871-1902; papers relating to Rendel's other brothers, 1841-1889, and his daughters, 1882-1910; letters and papers of Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel, 1898-1959, and other papers concerning him, 1963-1977; papers, mainly letters, of the Goodhart family, 1819-1957; papers of Miss Rosemary Rendel, 1986-1996; papers of Sir George William Rendel, including: Foreign Office papers, 1917-1967, correspondence, 1912-1973, papers relating to the Catholic Union of Great Britain, 1942-1979, lectures, diaries and notes, 1915-1954, personal and family papers, 1908-1980, and material relating to the book The Sword and the Olive (1957), 1954-1986.

A ledger, 1877-1888, kept by Edwin Jones, showing detail the expenses incurred by boarders at Brynarvor School, Towyn, a printed prospectus of Brynarvor School, and a time table of evening classes held, 1881-1882.

The first of three volumes containing some one hundred and eighty-eight letters, 1856-1888, addressed to Henry Richard and dealing particularly with politics, the peace movement, education and other affairs in Wales.
The correspondents include Sheldon Amos (Sydney, New South Wales), Henry Austin Bruce, first baron Aberdare, Elihu Burritt (New Britain, Conn.), Josephine E. Butler, Sydney Charles [Buxton], earl Buxton, Estlin Carpenter, Joseph Chamberlain, F. W. Chesson, J. J. Colman (Norwich), Leonard Courtney, John Stewart [Gathorne-Hardy], second earl of Cranbrook, Henry W. Crosskey, R. W. Dale, Edward Henry [Stanley], fifteenth earl of Derby, Charles W. Dilke, L. L. Dillwyn, George Dixon, Henry T. Edwards (dean of Bangor), Lewis Edwards (Bala) and Thomas Charles Edwards (Aberystwyth).

Papers of Sir Ben Bowen Thomas (1899-1977), educationalist and public servant, comprising autobiographical material on his career, interests and family, 1954-1972; biographical articles and an interview, 1964-1966; letters to his wife and daughter with references to his work with UNESCO and Welsh educational matters, 1947-1960; letters from Dr Thomas Jones and Sir Percy E. Watkins relating to educational issues and Coleg Harlech, 1926-1955; correspondence concerning BBT's work with UNESCO, 1954-1962; miscellaneous correspondence, 1948-1976; addresses and speech notes, 1949-1977; pamphlets, offprints and articles, 1941-1973; research notes on regions and towns of Wales during the 18th and 19th centuries; circulars, articles, reports, etc. relating to education and educational bodies in Wales, 1942-1975, to UNESCO, 1946-1958, and to public and cultural bodies such as the Welsh Language Council, ITA and the Rural Development Board, 1965-1973; McNair Report on the Training of Teachers, 1942-3; memorials, tributes and obituaries of other educationalists; and miscellaneous press cuttings and notes. The archive also includes a collection of sermon notes and exercise books of his grandfather, the Rev. Benjamin Thomas, (1838-1913), a Baptist minister in Ystrad Rhondda, Glamorgan.

Papers of Sir Evan Vincent Evans, 1880-1933, including correspondence, 1881-1927 (comprising general correspondence to Sir E. Vincent Evans, 1881-1927, letters relating to the Ignatius Williams manuscripts, 1906-1922, drafts and copies of letters from Vincent Evans, 1893-1927, letters addressed to others, 1892-1923; and miscellaneous letters, 1894-1927, mainly those with unrecognisable signatures); bibliography of Welsh printed books, 1701-1807; minutes of the Board of Celtic Studies, 1933; records of the Diphwys Slate Quarry, 1924-1927; papers relating to education in Wales, 1887-1888; the London Committee of the Cardiff Medical Society, 1890; the National Eisteddfod of Wales, 1887-1926; the National Library of Wales, 1924-1927; the National Museum of Wales, c. 1900-1928; the Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales, 1911-1933; Royal Commission on Public Records, 1914-1916; the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves, 1914; the University Board of Celtic Studies, 1922-1927; the University of Wales, c. 1893-1927; the Vincent Evans Testimonial Fund, 1898-1899; and the Welsh Club, 1893-1913; together with copies of speeches and addresses delivered by Vincent Evans; and miscellaneous papers, [c. 1880]-[1930].

Reports, 1915, on the subject of the teaching of agriculture in county secondary schools; translations of a portion of Morgan Lloyd ('Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd'): Llyfr y Tri Aderyn submitted for competition at the University College of Wales Celtic Society 'eisteddfod', 1900.

One of two volumes comprising a group of two hundred and twenty-four autograph letters and copies and fragments of letters covering the period 1823-1917 and addressed chiefly to 'Nefydd'. -- There are references to British Schools at Holywell, Abertillery, Llanelly, and Pantyphilip; a proposal to transfer Ellis Evans's Baptist manuscripts to Llangollen Baptist College; a proposal to publish the works of 'P. A. Môn'; Baptist activities in America and Australia; the Baptist cause at Caerleon and in Monmouthshire generally; a proposal to safeguard 'Carnhuanawc's library; and the Vronissa Lead Mine, Ruthin. David Morris, writing from Tasmania, states that on the night of his wife's funeral he was given ten shillings by 'Shoni Sgubor Fawr'. -- The writers include: D. Oliver, Merthyr; J. G. Owen, Brynsaithmarchog; Wm. Palmer, Liverpool; Edw[ard] Parry, Chester; D. Phillips, Caerleon; Philip D. Phillips, Utica, New York; Ben Price; Thos. Price, Aberdare; John Prichard, Llangollen; David Rees, Llanelly; Edward Roberts ('Iorwerth Glan Aled'), Denbigh and Rhumney; Edward Roberts, Haverfordwest; [John Roberts, Tredegar]; W. Roberts, Tredegar; 'Nefydd' to [Jane Williams, Aberpergwm], John Michael, Abergavenny, Robert Ellis ('Cynddelw'), etc.; Lewis Thomas, Port Adelaide, South Australia; J. R. Loomis, University of Lewisburg, and P. L. Davies, Camden, Pennsylvania, with copy replies; Jas. Rowe, Risca and Fishguard; Robert Saunders, British and Foreign School Society, London; James Spencer, Llanelly; D. Rhys Stephen, Swansea; 'Teilo', Llandilo; Evan Thomas, Maesaleg; George Thomas, Pontypool; [John Thomas] ('Eifionydd'); John Thomas, ('Pencerdd Gwalia'); John Thomas, Llanelly; J. Thomas, Liverpool; W. Thomas, Newport; T. E. Watkins ('Eiddil Ifor') to the editor of The Monmouthshire Merlin; B. Williams, Merthyr; Edward Williams, Aberystwyth; H. Williams, Bettws; Hugh Williams, Pentrebach, Pontypridd, to Caleb Lewis and 'Ap Nefydd'; J. Williams, Rhos; John Williams, Newtown; Lewis Williams, [Llanddulas]; J. Mostyn Williams, Liverpool; J. O. Williams ('Pedrog') to Evans; M[aria] J[ane] Williams, Ynislas [and Aberpergwm]; Owen Williams, Holywell; William Williams ('Creuddynfab'); etc.

Records accumulated by John Clement as a civil servant, 1942-1958, including records of the Welsh Reconstruction Advisory Council, 1942-1945; records relating to education and hill sheep farming, 1942-1943; papers relating to the Welsh woollen industry, 1954-1958; and records relating to the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire, 1954-1958.

A further box of papers was received August 2007. This group remains uncatalogued.

Diaries etc, 1903-1930; sermons; addresses and articles, 1916-1948; correspondence, notes and articles relating to penal reform, 1907-1917, Ireland, 1920-1924, education, 1925-1931, reparations, 1926-1931, Tom Nefyn Williams, 1926-1931, and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1916-1947; poetry, 1900-1947; genealogical and miscellaneous notes and family papers, 1884-1926; articles and addresses by various authors, 1903-1949; letters to and from George M. Ll. Davies, other members of the family and others, 1826-1964.

A group of forty-two autograph letters, 1839-72, addressed chiefly to 'Nefydd', and similar in character to those earlier groups of 'Nefydd' letters which have been previously described (NLW MSS 7163-6, 7176-7). -- The writers include: 'Ceinwalch', Llanover; J. C. Davies, Holywell; Christmas Evans; John Evans, Llansantffraid Glan Conwy; Dd. Griffiths, Cwmavon; Thomas Griffiths, Cae Newydd; Anne Hiley, Varteg; J. Hiley, Llanwenarth; H. E. P. Hughes, Neath; 'Ieuan ap Gruffydd', London; Daniel Jones, Risca and Llanelly; Jane Rowland Jones, Liverpool, and 'Elin'; Jane Jones, Llanelly, Cowbridge, and Cross Inn; J. Jones, Zion, Merthyr; Josiah Thomas Jones Carma, and Aberdare; Theophilus Jones, Philadelphia; Wm. B. Jones, Emporia, Kansas; L. W. Lewis ('Llew Llwyfo'); [John Owen] 'Owain Alaw', Chester; John Prichard, Llandudno, to Ellis Evans; A. Roberts [sister of 'Nefydd']; 'Nefydd' to his wife and to Daniel Jones; D. Rhys Stephen; Eliza Hannah Thomas, Cross Inn, to Eliza Jane [Roberts]; Thos. Thomas, Pontypool; [David Williams] 'Alaw Goch' Aberdare; J. Williams, Newtown; J. Williams, Rhos, to Ellis Evans; Owen Williams, Holywell; and [William Williams] 'Creuddynfab'.