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The original manuscript of A Guide to Nant Conway by Ellis Pierce, 1884, and draft articles entitled 'Teuluoedd Nant Conwy' and 'Cistiau a chewyll pysgota Nant Conwy'.

A short sketch entitled 'Helynt y Degwm'; incomplete drafts of stories entitled 'Syr Williams o Benamnen' and 'Harri Bach'; a transcript of parts of a dialgoue entitled 'Drych y Bugail Drwg'; and extracts by Ellis Pierce. The extracts include copies of tombstone inscriptions of the family of John Jones ('Ioan Glan Cledr') in Penmachno churchyard.

Miscellaneous notes and articles by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'), including 'Mangofion bywgraffyddol' (short biographical sketches of George Casson, William Griffith Oakeley, Griffith Owen, Harry Roberts, Ellis Pugh ('Ap Hu'), Humphrey Humphreys, D.D., John Davies ('Sion Dafydd Las'), Ellis Wynn[e], Owen Wynne Jones ('Glasynys') and John Thomas, D.D.); notes on Dyffryn Ardudwy; 'Gorchestion Celf a Gwyddor'; 'Awr gyda gwallgofddyn yn Mheiriant Railffordd'; 'Hanesyn tarawiadol gan fordeithydd'; 'Dirgelwch Morawl - Hanesyn gan hen forwr o long ei Mawrhydi y Bridge Watter'; a list of Merioneth sheriffs, 1538-1828; a short history of Russia; the lives of the Apostles; an account of a journey by train from Blaenau Ffestiniog to London, 1888; and other extracts.

Poems transcribed by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy') from Y Gwyliedydd; and copies of the following poems: 'Myfyrdod wedi darllen llythyr oddiwrth gyfaill o forwr wedi colli ei long ar goast Rio de Janeiro, S.A. Medi, 1887'; 'Adgof uwch anghof am y diweddar William Williams o'r Frongaled Cadben y Brig Ardudwy, Porthmadoc'; 'Hen Balas Corsygedol'; 'Llinellau ar farwolaeth Mrs. Davies, anwyl briod y Parchedig John Davies, vicar St. David's B. Festiniog ... 1890'; 'Can ddirwestol ... Festiniog, 1876'; 'Cerdd Goffa y diweddar Ddeon Edwards ..., 1890'; 'Odlig Hiraeth ar ôl y Parch W. S. Williams periglor Trawsfynydd ..., 1887'; a list of 'eisteddfod' successes by the author and copies of his minor poems; and transcripts of two ballads by Ellis Roberts - Cerdd yn gosod allan yr helynt drafferthus sydd o achos yr Arian Cochion hyd Gymru (Trefriw, 1779), and Cerdd o Gwynfan i'r Cymru o golled am yr Arian Cochion ... (Trefriw, 1779).

Miscellaneous notes by Ellis Pierce, including a draft adjudication on a collection of Caernarvonshire dialect vocabulary and character sketches.

A fragment of the manuscript of a story entitled 'Ianto Llwyd', notes of a meeting of the Committee of 'Arwest Farddonol Glan Geirionydd', 12 August 1895, and miscellaneous notes by Ellis Pierce; notes on 'Crefydd y Derwyddon'; draft compositions in prose and verse; extracts from printed sources; and an account of Griffith Owen, rector of Llanenddwyn and Llanddwywe, by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy').

The second part of an interlude based on the 1745 rebellion; 'englynion'; genealogy of Thomas Lloyd Anwyl; a 'cywydd' by Simwnt Fychan ('Cerais enyyd cwrs anawdd'); 'ymdiddan rhwng Sion y Sennwr a Meirig hir ymaros am farddoniaeth'; miscellaneous notes by Ellis Pierce; letters by D[avid] R[obert] Jones, Liverpool, 1888, and W[illiam] J[ohn] Roberts ('Gwilym Cowlyd'), 1889; poems on 'Y Corwgl' written for competition at Dolwyddelan 'eisteddfod', 1892; an elegy on the death of Mary Griffith, Tanybwlch Hotel, Capel Curig by R. J. Jones, Caernarfon, 1881; 'Cerdd teulu wedi colli rhifedi'r wythnos'; 'cywydd i ofyn bâd i John Gruffydd, Esq., o Gefnamwlch' by Morys Dwyf[e]ch [Morus ap Dafydd ab Ifan ab Einion]; drafts and fragments of poems by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'); and an account of the family of Gethin of Fedw Deg.

Biographical sketches by Ellis Pierce of John Jones ('Jack y Gruglan') and 'Cadwalad y Clogwyn', and an account of the adventures of Captain Rhys Llwyd of Merioneth.

A collection of carols: 'Carol Plygain ar pharwel Net Puw', 'Carol Plygain ar Sawdl y Fuwch', 'Carol Plygain ar Mesur Ymadawiad y Brenin', 'Carol Nadolig ar glycha Riwabon', 'Carol Nadolig ar agoriad y melinidd', and 'Carol ar Gonset gwur Aberffraw'; an account of a meeting to make a presentation to Mr Griffith, schoolmaster, on his departure from Capel Curig; an adjudication on an essay on 'Y Diog', apparently submitted for competition at an 'eisteddfod' in Capel Curig; and 'englynion i'r Lleuad; i ofyn ffon i'r go; i'r daran'.

Lists of books on sale by Ellis Pierce.

A short story depicting Welsh life in the middle years of the eighteenth century by Ellis Pierce.

A collection of papers mainly in the hand of Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'), including 'Traethawd ar y Cyfatebolrwydd cydrhwng egwyddorion ac ymarweddiad dyn' ('Buddugol yn Eisteddfod Chwarelwyr y Llechwedd, Ffestiniog Awst 28 a 29, 1876'); 'Pryddest: Y Gydwybod'; 'Pryddest: Patagonia' ('Cyfarfod Cystadleuol Cwmorthin, Mai 11eg a'r 12fed, 1876'); 'Pryddest: Y Caethgludiad i Babilon' ('Eisteddfod Annibynwyr Festiniog ... 1884'); draft essays and poems; and, in another hand, a list of herbs growing in the parish of Dolwyddelan ('Llysieuaeth Plwyf Dolwyddelan; eu rhinweddau iachaol, a'u henwau Cymreig').

The original manuscripts of two historical sketches by Ellis Pierce - 'Dafydd ab Siencyn, yr Herwr' and 'Rhys yr Arian Daear'.

A draft and fair copy of a story entitled 'Dafydd Sion y Baledwr' by Ellis Pierce.

A collection from the library of Ellis Pierce ('Elis o'r Nant') comprising drafts and manuscript versions of works by him, including many biographical sketches, a proportion of the work being submitted for 'eisteddfod' competitions; correspondence; a collection of carols; transcripts of poetry, articles, etc.; miscellaneous notes and transcripts; and manuscripts in the hand of Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy').

A manuscript written by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'), containing biographical sketches of Ellis Pugh ('Ap Hu'), John Thomas, D.D. and Owen Wynne Jones ('Glasynys'); and a fragment of a questionnaire on constitutional history.

Transcripts, presumably by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'), of articles on various subjects including 'Crynhodeb o Draethawd Butler ar Natur Rhinwedd', 'Bywiolaeth Eglwysig', 'Claudia neu hanes Cristionogaeth boreuol yn ynys Prydain' (with a reference to Gwyddoniadur), 'Crefydd a Moesoldeb', 'Duw ac Anian yn Anchwiliadwy', 'Y Masnach Dwyreiniol', 'Sermons preached at St. Davids, February 19th & 26th, 1888'; and an account of the murder of Hugh Lâs, Llanddwywe, and extracts from the letters of Goronwy Owen.

Transcripts by Ellis Pierce of poems by Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant'): 'Cân ar ddyfodiad y Brenhin George y Trydydd i'w 50 mlynedd o deyrnasiad'; 'Cân mewn dull o gyngor i feibion a merched ...'; 'Cerdd o gynghor i ferched ifaingc ..'; 'Cerdd yn erbyn godineb'; 'Hanes yr ymgyfarfod a fu rhwng y balch a'r diog'; 'Cerdd o gwynfaniad merch ...'; 'Cerdd o hanes fel y digwyddodd i'r Prydydd gael lletty (neu lodging) ddrwg ymhentre Helygain ...'; 'Cerdd mewn perthynas i'r Aur byrion ...'; 'Cerdd cyffes Owen Roberts ...'; 'Cerdd Trugaredd a Barn ...'; 'Cerdd Hanes un Ambros Guinet ...'; 'Cerdd o fflangell ysgorpionog i falchder y merched a'r meibion ...'; 'Cerdd Ymddiddan rhwng gwraig yr Hwsmon a gwraig y Shopwr ...'; 'Cân i ddeisyf ar J. R. o Hersedd ymofyn am lwyth glo i T. E., Nant ...'; 'Cân o ddiolchgarwch i Esq. Ellis o'r Cornist ... am lwyth glo ...'; 'Cerdd o anerchiad i Mr. Evan James, apothecary ...'; 'Cerdd Dduwiol ...'; 'Cerdd yn achos Tid Goed a ddyged ...'; 'Cerdd o achos Cig a gafwyd wedi ei guddio ...' by Jonathan Hughes; 'Cerdd i ateb y Gerdd o'r blaen ...'; 'Cerdd ar ddull tosturus gwynfan Siopwr ..' by John Thomas, Pentrefoelas; 'Cerdd i ateb y Siopwr ...'; and 'Cân Newydd'; and an incomplete transcript of Y Parchedig Gecryn Penchwiban neu Ddrych y Bugail Drwg (Caernarfon, 1835).

An incomplete manuscript of a history of Capel Curig and district entitled 'Capel Curig fel yr oedd, Capel Curig fel y mae, Capel Curig fel y dylai fod'.

A draft autobiography by Ellis Pierce; and biographical sketches of W[illiam] J[ohn] Roberts ('Gwilym Cowlyd') and 'Morys y Glyn', a local celebrity in the upper reaches of Nantconwy (incomplete).