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A collection which includes poetry, correspondence, notebooks and miscellaneous papers.

Papers, 1814-1858, relating to the Llŷn and Eifionydd and the Tremadog Auxiliaries of the British and Foreign Bible Society; names of members and other particulars relating to 'Cymdeithas Eifionydd er cospi ... Drwgweithredwyr', 1829; names of incumbents of churches in the deanery of Eifionydd, 1389-1827; etc.

Poetry by and in the hand of David Owen ('Dewi Wyn o Eifion'); poems by William Edward, Llanedwen, Evan Evans ('Ieuan Glan Geirionydd') and Robert Williams ('Robert ap Gwilym Ddu'); prose items.

Poems by David Thomas ('Dafydd Ddu Eryri'), Griffith Williams ('Gutyn Peris'), Walter Davies ('Gwallter Mechain') and others; a few printed poems; letters to 'Dewi Wyn o Eifion' (David Owen) from 'Dafydd Ddu Eryri', J[ohn] R[ichard] Jones and David Jones, Llangollen; etc.

Letters, 1835-1840, from David Owen ('Dewi Wyn o Eifion') to Richard Humphreys (Faerdref) , Ellis Owen and James Spooner (Tremadog), together with drafts of letters by David Owen relating to Welsh literary matters.

A notebook containing Ellis Owen's banking account, 1841-1847, and an account of his transactions as agent for John Bellamy and the representatives of Steed Girdlestone, 1851-1867.

Letters, drafts of letters and poetry in the autograph of Owen.

Twenty-nine letters, 1850-1858, to Owen, mainly relating to the Madoc eisteddfod, together with one letter from Owen.

Forty-two letters, 1802-1872, mainly to Owen, from North Wales poets and authors.

Papers, 1819-1838, relating to Sunday schools in Caernarvonshire, chiefly in the Eifionydd division of the county.

Letters, 1809-1830, to David Owen ('Dewi Wyn o Eifion') from Robert Williams ('Robert ap Gwilym Ddu'), John Thomas ('Sion Wyn o Eifion'), David Thomas ('Dafydd Ddu Eryri'), Richard Jones, Ellis Owen and 'Twm Pedrog'; an open letter from 'Dyfnwal' relating to Welsh poetry; an obituary notice of 'Dewi Wyn'; etc.

Letters, 1808-1811, to Ellis Owen from John Thomas ('Sion Wyn o Eifion'), with a few poems.

A volume of arithmetical exercises, rules and problems which belonged to Ellis Owen, 1800-1813, and previously to older members of his family.

Minutes of meetings of 'Cymdeithas Lenyddol Cefnymeusydd', 1855-1858, and of 'Cymdeithas Lenyddol Eifionydd', 1858-1863.

Receipts for rent received for Cefnymeusydd and other farms and tenements in the neighbourhood, 1714-1750.

A commonplace book kept by Owen containing hymns, 'englynion' and other poems, specimens of different types of handwriting, and miscellaneous transcripts and notes.

Papers, 1801-1837, relating to the Eifionydd Society for the Prosecution of Felons, i.e. 'Cymdeithas Eifionydd er Cosbi Lladron neu Ddrwgweithredwyr'.

Miscellaneous papers, mostly collected by Owen, including the letter of ordination of John Thomas, 1 June 1760; population statistics, 1821; poems; letters; accounts; pedigrees; and notes.

Transcripts by Owen of miscellaneous poems by David Hughes ('Eos Iâl'), Sir Henry Wotton, R. Roberts (Treflys), 'Ioan Madog', Robert Williams ('Robert ap Gwilym Ddu'), 'Glasfryn', Huw Morus, John Owen, William Jones, Thomas Jones ('Glan Alun'), William Jones (Graienyn), R. Tecwyn Morris, 'Ab Ieuan', Hugh Jones (Llangwm), Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant'), and Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd'), with some anonymous poems.

'Cywyddau' and other poems by Rhys Gray, Hywel Cilan, Huw ap Huw, Sion ap Hywel ap Llywelyn Fychan, Guto'r Glyn, Lewis Glyn Cothi, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Ieuan Dew Brydydd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir, Wiliam Llŷn, Iolo Goch, Gruffudd Gryg, Syr Dafydd Trefor, Dafydd Nanmor, Wiliam Cynwal, Lewis Menai, Sion Tudur, Tudur Penllyn, Gruffudd Hiraethog, Sion Brwynog, Dafydd ab Edmwnd, Lewis Môn, Llywelyn Moel y Pantri, Sion Dafydd Rhys, Hywel Rheinallt, Rhys Goch Eryri, Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen, Ieuan Gethin ab Ieuan ap Lleision, Lewis Morganwg, Huw Llwyd Cynfal, Sion Phylip, Richard Phylip, Tudur Aled, John Davies, Owain Gwynedd and Sion Cent.