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A young girl sitting in the stern of a traditional boat with an oar on her left side. Location unknown.
393 canlyniad gyda gwrthrychau digidol Dangos canlyniadau gyda gwrthrychau digidol
A young girl sitting in the stern of a traditional boat with an oar on her left side. Location unknown.
Large group of children looking at the camera.
A small entourage following an ox pulling the golden plough, Ploughing Ceremony, Bangkok.
A variety of modern photographs connected with Gareth Vaughan Jones. These include a trip by Edward David to the place of GVJ's assassination ca.2005; copies of old postcards and family photographs; Chinese artefacts; Soviet propoganda posters from the 1930s brought home by GVJ.
The group donated in 1987 comprises letters from Gareth Vaughan Jones to his family, 1922-1935, many while on foreign travels; letters to him, 1919-1934; a curriculum vitae and references, 1925-1934; research notes, [c. 1930]-1932; typescripts, drafts and notes for articles and lectures, [1925]-[1935]; typescripts of press articles written by Gareth Vaughan Jones during his world tour, 1934-1935; newspaper cuttings of Western Mail articles by Gareth Vaughan Jones, [1933]-[1935]; papers concerning Gareth Vaughan Jones's death, [1935]; printed books, 1926-1927, and papers of his father Dr Edgar Jones, including letters, 1890-1952; letters concerning the death of Gareth Vaughan Jones, 1935; press cuttings and papers relating to his time as head of Barry County School, 1906-1935; typescripts of broadcasts and talks, 1939-1945; and papers relating to his death, 1953. The papers deposited in 2007, 2010 and 2011 comprise family papers, 1894-2007, including a few papers relating to Gareth Vaughan Jones's parents Major Edgar Jones and Mrs Annie Gwen Jones; papers of, or relating to, Gareth Vaughan Jones, 1916-2002, including diaries, notebooks, press cuttings of his articles, letters, mainly from him to his parents and other members of his family, and papers relating to his capture and subsequent murder in August 1935; and the papers of Dr Siriol Colley, 1922-2004, mainly deriving from her researches into her uncle's life, work and death, including transcripts and photocopies of relevant source materials. The material donated in July 2011 comprises six pocket diaries containing detailed observations and comments on Gareth Jones's travels, mainly in Germany and Russia, between 1931 and 1934, together with the last passport issued to him in 1930, and a few stray items which have been incorporated in the previous files. Another group includes photographs, postcards, negatives and lantern slides, [c. 1900 - c. 1990].
Jones, Gareth, 1905-1935.
Letters from Cologne, Leipzig, Cognac,
Letters from Strasbourg, Berlin, Paris, Wien,
Press cuttings of articles. Bundles of newspaper cuttings, mainly of lengthy articles written by G.V.J. A large number was published in the Western Mail, of which G.V.J. served as a member of the editorial staff.
Papers concerning G.V.J.'s death,
Obituaries and tributes to G.V.J., and press accounts of his memorial services at Barry and Cardiff. See also no. 50 for sympathy letters addressed to Major Edgar Jones on the death of G.V.J.
Round the World Tour Diaries volume 1: United States of America
First in a series of diaries from Gareth Vaughan Jones's 'Round the World Tour' starting on 25 October 1934 with his journey to New York. See also Round the World Tour diary volume 2 (B3/16), volume 3 (38), volume 4 (40) and volumes 5-11 (B2).
Pocketbook with notes from a visit to Germany
Pocketbook containing notes on developments in Germany including descriptions of Nazi territorial policies. Contains a number of blank pages with some notes at the end.
Round the World Tour Diaries volume 4: United States of America
Fourth in a series of diaries from Gareth Vaughan Jones's 'Round the World Tour' starting on 11 January 1935 in the United States of America. See also Round the World Tour diary volume 1 (37), volume 2 (B3/16), volume 3 (38) and volumes 5-11 (B2).
Bundle of press cuttings relating to the Peace of Versailles,