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Evans, J. T., Llanrwst
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Gwaith 'Trebor Mai',

Two notebooks containing holograph 'cywyddau', 'englynion', 'hir a thoddeidiau', and 'caneuon' by Robert Williams ('Trebor Mai'). Almost the entire contents are included in 'Trebor Mai': Y Geninen (Llanrwst, 1869), and there are some marginal emendations and instructions to the compositor. Inset is an autograph letter, 1930, from John Ballinger, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, to J. T. Evans, Llanrwst, relating to the whereabouts of the two volumes and to the recipient's collection of items printed at Trefriw and Llanrwst.

'Trebor Mai' and others.

Cyhoeddiadau Trefriw a Llanrwst,

A list [in the hand of J. T. Evans] of publications printed by David Jones and his successors at Trefriw and Llanrwst and offered for sale by O. Evans-Jones & Co., printers, stationers, &c., Llanrwst. The volume is thumb-indexed and the publications are entered in alphabetical order of first lines. Among a few insets and items bound into the volume are two lists of publications ('Rhestr o Lyfrau' and 'Rhestr o Ganiadau') printed and sold by O. Evans-Jones & Co.

J. T. Evans and others.

Teitlau baledi,

Three notebooks [in the hand of J. T. Evans] containing a title list of 'Robert's Collection of Welsh Ballads'. Books I-II contain 58 numbered titles, and an 'Index to Printers' is pasted inside the upper cover of the first book. Book III contains 71 numbered titles.

J. T. Evans.

Barddoniaeth, etc.,

Miscellaneous papers including a holograph letter from W[illiam] Edwards ['Gwilym Padarn'], Llanberis, to [John Jones, 'Pyll Glan Conwy'], 1829 ('englynion' to Eos Padarn by John Rowland, Pentir, [Richard Parr]y, Llanllechid, and John Williams, Llanllechyd); holograph verses entitled 'Penillion ar ddyrchafael Crist' [by William Edwards, 'Gwilym Padarn']; 'Carol Plygain . . . 1807' by Griffith Williams ['Gutyn Peris'], Braich Talog; a hymn by John Parry, Llanelian; an 'englyn' by [Evan Evans] 'I. D. Conwy'; poetry by J. M. Jones ('Garmon') entitled 'Lines Addressed to Conway Castle', 1844, 'To Moel Siabod', 1856, 'St. David's Day', 1858, 'Sonnet On the marriage of R. R. Griffith Esq & Miss Read', 'A Postscript, not quite so orthodox as the Parson who gave cause for it', and 'Cigfrain Carreg Walch. Chwedl Addysgiadol, Seiliedig ar ffaith hanesyddol bendant, ac wedi ei chyfaddasu i'w dadganu yn Nghyfarfod blynyddol Boneddigesau Bettws y Coed, Calan 1866'; 'Y gogoniant yn ymadael o'r Deml', being an incomplete 'pryddest' submitted for competition at a St. David's Day eisteddfod at Bethesda, undated; verses entitled 'Yr Aelwyd'; and a few transcripts of 'penillion', 'Englynion o Fawl i Dduw', etc., in the hand of J. T. Evans.

Canu gyda'r tannau,

John Jones ('Idris Vychan'): Hanes ac Henafiaeth Canu Gyda'r Tannau ([ London] 1885), with manuscript additions and insets by W[illiam] Williams, Plas Llecheiddior, Llanrwst, W. O. Roberts, P[las] D[ulyn], Llanbedr y Cenin, and J. T. Evans, relating to harpmaking in Llanrwst, to Evan Jones, harpist, of Y Gorlan, Llanrwst, and to a harp by John Richards, Llanrwst, in the possession of the family of Jones, printers and publishers, Llanrwst.

'Idris Vychan', J. T. Evans, and others.