Dangos 46 canlyniad

A holograph poem, [?1950s], entitled 'Birds in Winter' by B[erta] R[uck], written in red ink and accompanied by a pen, ink and watercolour drawing by Ruck, depicting an airman holding a bird.
The poem is written on the back of a sheet of Ruck's notepaper, headed 'From Berta Ruck Aberdovey Merioneth North Wales'; Ruck lived in Aberdyfi from 1939 until her death.

Llythyr, 23 Chwefror 1891, oddi wrth Robert Parry (Robyn Ddu Eryri), yn Llwydlo, sir Amwythig, at ei noddwr T[homas] F[anning] Evans, Mona Lodge, Amlwch, yn cynnwys cyfres o chwe englyn iddo. Mae Parry yn diolch i Evans am ei anrheg gymwynasgar ac yn disgrifio ansicrwydd ei sefyllfa ariannol. = A letter, 23 February 1891, from Robert Parry (Robyn Ddu Eryri), in Ludlow, Shropshire, to his patron T[homas] F[anning] Evans, Mona Lodge, Amlwch, enclosing a series of six englynion dedicated to him. Parry thanks Evans for his kind gift and describes his precarious financial circumstances.

Llythyr, 19 Hydref 1886, oddi wrth [y Parch.] E[van] P[an] Jones, Mostyn, at Gweirydd [ap Rhys, sef Robert John Pryse] yn ymddiheuro am beidio â dychwelyd llyfr. Ysgrifennwyd y llythyr ar gefn dalen brintiedig yn hysbysebu Llawlyfr yr Anibynwyr am 1887. = A letter, 19 October 1886, from [the Rev.] E[van] P[an] Jones, Mostyn, to Gweirydd [ap Rhys, i.e. Robert John Pryse] apologising for failing to return a book. The letter is written on the back of a printed flyer advertising Llawlyfr yr Anibynwyr am 1887.

A letter, 17 May [1840] (watermark 1840), signed Augusta Ada Lovelace, to a Mrs Tynte, discussing the educational future of a musical prodigy, presumed to be the harpist John Thomas [Pencerdd Gwalia], and asking Tynte to use her Welsh connections to advance his career. Lovelace refers to her communications with [John Fane], Lord Burge[r]sh, co-founder of the Royal Society of Music (f. 73).
Also included is a photocopy of a letter, 10 April 1961, to H. B. Ward, Great Baddow, from the bookseller Winifred Myers, London, offering the Ada Lovelace letter for sale and transcribing its contents (f. 74).

Autograph letter, 13 December 1958, from Caitlin Thomas, Catania, Sicily, to [Henry] Meulen, editor of the journal of the Personal Rights Association and advocate of free banking, conveying her low opinion of her late father, Francis Macnamara.

Llythyr, 29 Tachwedd 1975, oddi wrth y bardd R. S. Thomas, Aberdaron, at Helen Thomas, disgybl ysgol yng Ngresffordd (f. 84). Mae’n trafod anghenion beirdd ifanc wrth ddatblygu arddull ac yn rhoi ei farn ar newyddiadurwyr, mewn ymateb i erthygl amdano yn y wasg, o bosib 'The Enigma of Aberdaron' gan Byron Rogers (Daily Telegraph Magazine, 7 Tachwedd 1975, tt. 25-26, 28-29). = A letter, 29 November 1975, from the poet R. S. Thomas, Aberdaron, to Helen Thomas, a school pupil from Gresford (f. 84). He comments on the needs of young poets learning their craft and gives his opinion on journalists, in response to an article on him in the press, possibly Byron Rogers's 'The Enigma of Aberdaron' (Daily Telegraph Magazine, 7 November 1975, pp. 25-26, 28-29).
Ceir hefyd gyfieithiad Saesneg o'r llythyr, mewn llaw anhysbys (f. 85), ac amlen hunan-gyfeiriedig a yrrwyd gan Helen Thomas gyda'i llythyr gwreiddiol (f. 84a). = Also included is an English translation of the letter, in an unknown hand (f. 85), and a self-addressed envelope presumably sent by Helen Thomas with her original letter (f. 84a).