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An account book, 1877-1891, kept by William Jenkins, bookseller and stationer, Aberystwyth.

The reminiscences of William Robert Hall (1849-1937), written in forty exercise books and published serially in The Cambrian News, 1920-1921.

A collection of photographs (290 colour, 35 b&w), mainly by Ian Campbell covering a range of protest movements and associated organisational banners including a march in Cheltenham in aid of GCHQ workers, anti nuclear bunker protests in Carmarthen, anti-nuclear and anti UCW cutback rallies in Aberystwyth, events at Greenham Common, a 40th birthday party for the NHS in Aberystwyth and some family photos.

The fonds comprises minutes books of the Society, 1952-1997, and files of correspondence and papers, 1960-2001, together with a file of correspondence with the Inland Revenue, 1960-1961.

The collection comprises the UCW Agricultural Debating Society minute books, 1920-1963, and a file of correspondence, 1960-1973; agricultural club minute books, 1929-1939; and the rustics' club minute book, 1933-1940.

Material relating to the exhibition held at Aberystwyth in 1909 to celebrate the centenary of the introduction of printing into the town, comprising minutes of the exhibition committee, correspondence and press cuttings, and copies of the booklets issued and of addresses given by David Samuel. Also included are the signatures of visitors to the exhibition.

Stray papers of the Waddingham family, some of which relate to the Hafod estate, Cardiganshire, 1794-1910, including transcriptions, 1794, of notes on lead mines by Lewis Morris; cost and contract books of Bwlchyranos and South Hafod Lead Mines, 1859-1868; printed Cardiganshire election registers, 1862-1865; miscellaneous press cuttings collected by T. J. Waddingham; estate administration records, including agreements to sell timber for shipbuilding from the Hafod Estate by William Chambers, 1857 and papers relating to water supply and railways; return of copies of a crown land survey adjacent to Hafod, 1845; and various printed pamphlets.

Documents, including wills, letters and other papers, relating to the Davies families of Aberystwyth, Carnachen-wen, and Cwrtmawr, 1818-1885, and the family of Rev. Peter Williams, 1777-1860; deeds of the same families, relating mainly to properties in Aberystwyth, Henllys, Llanbadarn Fawr, Llanddewi Brefi, Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, and Talybont, Cardiganshire, Dinas, Little Newcastle, Puncheston, and St Davids, Pembrokeshire, and Llanedi, Carmarthenshire, 1582-1920 (mainly 1773-1920), and in particular to Coldstone, Little Newcastle, Pembrokeshire, 1773-1916.

An account by William Jenkins of the history of Skinner Street (C.M.) Sunday school, Aberystwyth, 1870-1940.

Printed colour postcard showing waves breaking over Aberystwyth promenade. Published by Frank Phillips, Aberystwyth.

Notebook, c. 1865-80, containing culinary recipes compiled by William Edward Davies or his wife Mary Evered Davies (née Poole); Davies was a grocer and provision merchant at Haverfordwest and Pembroke Dock until the late 1870s and thereafter baker and confectioner at Pier Street, Aberystwyth.

Miscellaneous printed, typescript, and manuscript material, August - September 1939, relating to plans for the reception of evacuees from Liverpool at Aberystwyth.

Two manuscript drafts and a typescript draft of ‘Real Aberystwyth’ with manuscript and typescript annotations by Niall Griffiths and the publisher, and related letters and email correspondence between them concerning the writing and production of the book, as well as correspondence between Niall Griffiths and the predominantly literary contacts whom he consulted about the content of the book, together with other material accumulated during the writing of the book and relating to people, places, events, activities, issues and phenomena in Aberystwyth and the surrounding area as well as the ‘Real Aberystwyth’ project itself, comprising manuscript and typescript notes by Niall Griffiths, typescript copies and photocopies of poems (notably ‘One, Rheidol Place’, ‘Symbols’ and ‘River Moods’ by Herbert Williams, ‘An Aberystwyth Canto’ by Matthew Jarvis, ‘Nietzscheanism and the meaning of the superman’ and ‘Aberystwyth short fiction’ by Tiffany Atkinson, and ‘The Buoy’ by Gwyneth Lewis), typescript copies of articles (including ‘“In a very deranged state”: notes on the Iolo Morganwg Project’ by Mary-Ann Constantine, ‘The English in Wales: an Englishman’s view’ and ‘Flag waving’ by Simon Rodway, ‘Crud cenedlaetholdeb Cymreig’ [‘A cradle of Welsh nationalism’] by Rhys Jones and Carwyn Fowler, and ‘Teithio yn y nos / Nachtreise’ by Patricia Duncker), photographs taken by Niall Griffiths (in labelled envelopes which have since become jumbled), printouts from websites, press cuttings and tourist information literature. Also included, bound in a volume with a draft of ‘Real Aberystwyth’, is a manuscript draft of ‘Real Liverpool’ with manuscript notes by Niall Griffiths and an outline proposal by him for the book, together with a copy of related email correspondence between him and the publisher.

Scriptural notes, addresses, examination questions, sermons and notes of sermons, papers relating to the Calvinistic Methodist connection, mainly in Aberystwyth and district, etc.

Postcard showing exterior and interior views of the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales. Posted to Mr & Mrs Jones from Aberystwyth by their daughter Gwyneth ( Gareth Vaughan Jones' sister ).

Account book, 1887-1902, of Thomas Williams, Aberystwyth, co. Cardigan, mason and foreman, including details of wages paid to workmen engaged in the construction of Aberystwyth bridge and sums paid for materials.

Llungopi o lythyr a yrrwyd oddi wrth Gwynfor Evans at E. G. Millward drannoeth protest Pont Trefechan ym 1963.

Letters from servicemen, 1915-1919, comprising letters, postcards and Christmas cards from Aberystwyth men serving in the First World War thanking Sergeant Major Fear, the local Comforts Fund and the people of Aberystwyth for the parcels and cards received by them abroad. Letters were received by Sergeant Major Fear from various fronts, including those in both Western and Eastern Europe, Palestine and Mesopotamia. Although predominantly letters of thanks, some provide valuable information with regard to local servicemen and on conditions within the trenches. Some letters contain detailed descriptions of the fighting, the weather and of life in general on the front line. The letters also include poems written by soldiers recounting their experiences. Particularly detailed letters are referred to in the descriptions at file level.

Papers of Mrs L. Eirlys Williams, 1905-1978, relating to her work for the Baptist Union of Wales and other Baptist causes, including letters to the Rev. and Mrs E. J. Williams [L. Eirlys Williams], 1949-1964; letters from various correspondents addressed to Mrs M. Christy Davies, secretary of the Welsh Baptist Ministers' and Missionaries' Wives Prayer Union, 1950-1953; Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland papers and printed material, 1930-1978; Baptist Union of Wales papers and printed material, including copies of The Inset, 1941-1978; and Baptist Missionary Society papers and printed material, 1905-1974, including English and Welsh copies of Prayer Partners, 1933-1974.

Papers of John Sheringham mainly reflecting his research interests, including his research into Montgomeryshire place-names, 1980-1995, medieval Welsh history and laws, 1984-1995, and Breton history, 1988-1989; typescript notes on Welsh law, 1986-1990; typescript drafts of published works, and papers of the Machynlleth and District Civic Society, 1979-1993, and the Aberystwyth and District Civic Society, 1990-1994.