Showing 50 results

Papers,1870-1930 (mostly [early 1880s]-1899), of or relating to Thomas Edward Ellis.

Papers of Mari Ellis, 1924-[c. 2004], all relating in some way to her husband T. I. Ellis's maternal ancestors, the Davies and Charles families, comprising press cuttings, printed matter, a letter and other original materials relating to Annie Hughes-Griffiths's trip to the USA in 1924 as part of the Welsh Women's Peace Memorial, 1924-1925, together with ME's notes and typescripts concerning the trip, [c. 1988] (ME 22/1); a notebook containing transcripts, [?1960s], from various sources, including letters of the Davies and Charles families, J. H. Davies and Eliza Davies (ME 22/2); notes, speeches, a photograph and other material, [1960s]-[1997], relating to Annie J. Davies's sister Sarah Maria Saunders (ME 22/3); transcripts, [?1970s], of correspondence of J. H. Davies with Myrddin Fardd (ME 22/4); incomplete bibliographies by ME of T. I. Ellis, [?1976], and J. H. Davies (ME 22/5-6); and various notes, [c. 2004], mainly relating to David Davies, Castle Green, and to Cardigan Castle (ME 22/7).

Eighteen letters, [?1891]-1925, to J. H. Davies from family members, comprising one letter from his brother D. C. Davies, Chicago, [?1891]; one from his future brother-in-law T. E. Ellis, 1 August 1897; six from his sister Annie, 1902-1925; eight from his nephew Tom I. Ellis, 1918-1925; and one each from his sisters Mary, 23 November 1918, and Lily, 25 November 1918.

Papers, 1868-[1964], relating mostly to T. I. Ellis's parents, Annie J. Ellis and T. E. Ellis, and to his uncle J. H. Davies, together with some other family papers.

Some ninety-eight letters, postcards and telegrams, 1898-1940, addressed to Annie J. Davies (later Ellis, later Hughes-Griffiths). The correspondents include [E.] Vincent Evans, T. Gwynn Jones (3), J. Herbert Lewis (3), David Lloyd George, Margaret Lloyd George, Lord Rendel (6), C. A. F. Rhys Davids (2), W. Llewelyn Williams and [Sir] John Williams (2).
Also included are some six miscellaneous family letters; together with a letter, 25 February 1911, from J. Lloyd Williams to Mrs Mary Davies (Mair Mynorydd) concerning the work of the Welsh Folksong Society (presumably passed on by Mary Davies to her friend Annie Ellis).

Over two hundred letters, January 1897-December 1898, from Thomas Edward Ellis to his fiancee, and later wife, Annie J. Davies.

Papers, 1681, 1759-2015, of T. I. Ellis, his wife Mari Ellis and their respective families.
The T. I. Ellis papers consist of correspondence, 1904-1970; personal papers, 1894-1970, including his diaries, 1943-1970; papers relating to his education and career, 1900-1947; financial papers, 1926-1967; papers relating to organisations including Aberystwyth Old Students' Association, the BBC, the Guild of Graduates of the University of Wales, the University of Wales and the Welsh Schoolboys Camp Movement, 1920-1979; papers of committees and commissions with which he was involved, 1932-1968; papers relating to ecclesiastical affairs, the Church in Wales and related bodies, 1909-1991; and correspondence, drafts and notes relating to his publications, 1877-1978.
The Mari Ellis papers, 1681, 1759-2015, include correspondence; diaries, 1930-2014; papers relating to her work in journalism and broadcasting, 1948-2004; and research papers, [?early 20 cent.]-[2008x2010].
Also included are papers relating to the Charles family of Carmarthen and the Davies family of Aberystwyth and Cwrtmawr, 1791-1920; and papers and correspondence relating to T. E. Ellis, 1870-1963, Mrs Annie J. Ellis (later Hughes-Griffiths), 1873-1942, the Rev. Peter Hughes-Griffiths, 1871-1940, J. H. Davies, 1883-1929, and the Headley family, [1890x1896]-[2000s].

Papers and printed matter, 1903-1929, relating to societies and bodies to which Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths was a member. They comprise annual reports of the Welsh Folk-song Society as well as manuscripts and a notebook entitled 'Folk Songs', 1906-1919; the Liberal Social Council annual report, 1903; and minutes and reports, 1928-1929, relating to the Committee on the Social Welfare of Girls in London.

A composite tour journal, in English, compiled, 1924, by T. I. Ellis, J. H. Davies, Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths and Herbert Morgan while on a three week tour on the Continent (32 ff.). Also included is one leaf of an article by T. I. Ellis entitled 'Teithiadur Cyfansawdd (V)' reproducing parts of the journal in translation, and another manuscript article, 'Deugain mlynedd yn ôl' by T. I. Ellis, [1964], reflecting on the forty years elapsed since the trip (9 ff.).

Correspondence of T. I. Ellis, 1904-1970, comprising letters from his mother, Annie J. Hughes Griffiths, his wife, Mari Ellis, and other correspondents, together with a few letters and copy letters from T. I. Ellis. Some six letters, 1951-1993, are addressed to Mari Ellis.

Letters congratulating T. I. Ellis on his appointment to the headship of Rhyl County School in 1930, together with related papers, and letters and financial papers concerning the proposed purchase of a property at Rhyl. There is also a small group of letters, 1930, from Mrs Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths, T. I. Ellis's mother, to her son.

Press cuttings of reviews and notices of Speeches and Addresses by the late Thomas E. Ellis, MP (Wrexham: Hughes and Son, 1912), together with a letter, 13 December 1939, from Hughes and Son to Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths seeking permission to destroy remaining stocks of the book.

Correspondence, 1916, relating to Annie J. Ellis's renting of 42 West Heath Drive, Golders Green, London N.W.11, together with a letter, 1937, from Harris & Co., Golders Green, to Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths discussing the renting of the same property to Mr Max Kahn.

Official documents, 1903-1937, relating to Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths, including her certificate of marriage to Peter Hughes-Griffiths, 24 October 1916; her will, 1924, with codicil, 1932; and her passport, 1937. Also present is a document relating to the estate of T. E. Ellis, 1903.

Several dozen photographs, mostly [20 cent., first ¼], the subjects including Annie Hughes-Griffiths, T. I. Ellis, Peter Hughes-Griffiths, family members and others.
Some of the photographs have been annotated by Mari Ellis and others.

Journal, February-March 1924, of Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths, recording her trip to America as part of the Welsh Women's Peace Memorial, including the outward and return voyages.
The journal contains references to Leila Mégane, including the part played by Hughes-Griffiths in Megane's wedding to T. Osborne Roberts on 21 March 1924.

Some four hundred and eighty letters, 1907-1918, from Thomas Iorwerth Ellis to his mother, Annie J. Ellis (later Hughes-Griffiths).

Some five hundred and forty letters and postcards, 1919-1927, from Thomas Iorwerth Ellis to his mother, Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths.

Some four hundred and seventy letters and postcards, 1933-1942 and undated, from Thomas Iorwerth Ellis to his mother, Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths.