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Gwen Rees Roberts Papers
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Travel notes,

The file contains notes from holidays in India, Egypt, Jordan, Israel/Palestine and Italy, 1962; Bengal, 1963; England, 1979; and Wales and England, 1981.

Travel notes and postcards,

The file contains notes from a holiday encompassing the Indian subcontinent, the Near East and Europe, 1968, together with postcards sent by Gwen Rees Roberts from places she visited.

Pamphlets and articles,

The file contains press cuttings including an interview with Gwen Rees Roberts, [1980s], and articles from Y Goleuad, 1984-1985, concerning the visit to Wales of the Mizoram Good News team and a meeting of Welsh missionaries at Carmarthen; an offprint of an article about the uprising of the Mizo National Front against the Indian government (Roberts, Alwyn, 'Cenhadaeth, cynhaeaf ac adladd' [Y Traethodydd, 1979] 128-38), with notes by Gwen Rees Roberts; the Principal's report of Aizawl Theological College, 1994; translations and transcripts of letters to Gwen Rees Roberts from Christian workers in Mizoram and neighbouring areas, and an account by her of the rice collection in Mizoram, [1990s]; a booklet commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Mizo Sunday School Union, 1960; a copy of Kristian Tlangau, the official organ of the Mizo Presbyterian Church, 1962; pamphlets for Sunday Schools in Wales, [1960s], including 'Pi Zaii' (about Miss Katie Hughes), 'Draig ar drip' (comprising notes for a cartoon about a Welsh dragon visiting Assam), and 'Chwilio am y trysor cuddiedig /Search for hidden treasure' (about Sunday Schools in Mizoram); church leaflets and tourist leaflets about Mizoram, 1991-1994; and a leaflet about the Presbyterian Church of Burma, [c.1980].

Notebook,

The file contains notes for addresses at Capel Tegid, the English Chapel, the Rotary Club, the British Heart Foundation and Bronygraig Home for the Elderly, Bala, as well as in Llanuwchllyn, Tywyn and Mold, 1998-1999.

Mizoram,

The series contains material, 1945-2000, relating to Gwen Rees Roberts's life and work as a missionary in Mizoram, including the contacts she retained there after returning to Wales.

Letters, press cuttings and articles,

The file contains accounts of a holiday in Kashmir, 1961, of a visit to New Delhi, 1961, and of the World Institute on Christian Education, 1962; an essay by a Mizo missionary concerning 'The Mizo problem', 1967; a photograph of missionaries, Mizo women and a pastor with a Rice Collection shield, 1952; an account of the Mizo Presbyterian Church, c.1980; British newspaper cuttings relating to Mizoram and India, 1990; a draft of a letter from Gwen Rees Roberts to Mizoram after returning home from a visit there, 1994; postcards to her, 1997-c.2000; letters to her from publishers concerning a Mizo bible in Braille, 1997-1999; and greetings cards to her from Mizoram, 2000.

Gwen Rees Roberts Papers

  • GB 0210 GWERTS
  • Fonds
  • 1935-2002

The fonds comprises papers of Gwen Rees Roberts, 1935-2000, relating to her educational, religious and social activities both in India and in Wales, including diaries and travel notes, 1950-[1989], school and university certificates, 1916-1939, CVs, 1939-1968, correspondence, articles, reports, pamphlets and press cuttings relating to her work and friends in Mizoram, 1945-2000, and papers concerning her family genealogy, 1987-1997; also included are papers, 2002, relating to the Gwen Rees Roberts Memorial Fund.

Roberts, Gwen Rees

Gwen Rees Roberts Memorial Fund,

The file contains a draft copy of a letter, 2002, from Mr I. B. Williams, Bala, concerning the collection of donations for the Gwen Rees Roberts Memorial Fund, including extracts from messages sent by contributors.

Educational certificates, CVs, and genealogical research papers,

The file contains Gwen Rees Roberts's school and university certificates, 1935-1939, letters of reference from UCW Aberystwyth and employers, 1939-1945, a draft CV, 1968, and genealogical notes and tables by Gwen Rees Roberts relating to her family, including letters from relatives to her on that subject, 1987-1997.

Diary,

The file contains a diary for 1966, together with Gwen Rees Roberts's Mizo Security Pass, 1967.

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