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O. M. Edwards Papers, Series
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Travel,

Printed published works relating to travel in France and the Middle East.

School and university notes and reports

The series comprises notes and items assembled by Sir Ifan whilst at school or university, including school reports from Oxford High School, Oxford Preparatory School and Bala County School.

Oxford High School

Reports on education

The series comprises two draft reports prepared by O. M. Edwards, one on the proposed federal University of Wales, 1892, and the other on intermediate schools in Wales, 1911.

Religion,

Printed published works relating to aspects of Christian study and worship.

Publishers and printers: letters and papers

The series consists of files of letters and related papers from various presses relating to the production and publication of journals and monograph titles. The presses include the Welsh National Press Co. Ltd, Hughes and Co. Ltd, Wrexham, R. E. Jones and Brothers, Conway, and the Welsh Publishing Co., Caernarfon.

Papers relating to the proposed biography of Sir O. M. Edwards

The series comprises notes and lists of source materials assembled in connection with a proposed biography of O. M. Edwards. (The first volume alone W. J. Gruffydd, Owen Morgan Edwards, Cofiant, Cyfrol 1, 1858-1883 (Aberystwyth, 1937) was published). Most of the material consists of notes, arranged chronologically, on Edwards's activities and on source materials - correspondence, diary entries, references to newspaper columns, obituary notices - which might be used for the biography.

Other subjects,

Printed published works, with some notes, relating to a variety of subjects, notably Wales, history and education.

O.M. Edwards: letters to his wife Ellen Edwards

The series comprises personal letters written from Oxford, Cardiff, London and other places discussing his career and professional activities, as well as illuminating the complex relationship, full of tensions and problems, between husband and wife. The letters also refer to many members of the family and to a host of prominent contemporary figures, amongst them Sir Edward Anwyl, Thomas Edward Ellis, Sir John Morris-Jones, Sir John Rhys and Daniel Lleufer Thomas. There are many references to Llanuwchllyn and Penllyn more generally and to O. M. Edwards's wide-ranging services to Wales, including his editorship of a number of journals and his work as Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales after 1907.

Edwards, Elin, Lady, 1868-1919

O.M. Edwards: letters to his parents

The series contains letters written by O.M. Edwards to his parents Owen and Elizabeth Edwards discussing in some detail his experiences as a student at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and at Balliol College, Oxford, his travels on the Continent, and his life as an Oxford don. Many of the letters contain references to events at Llanuwchllyn and to family life.

O.M. Edwards: letters to his children Ifan and Haf

The series comprises letters written mainly from the Board of Education offices at Whitehall, the family home at Neuadd Wen, Llanuwchllyn, and various locations which O.M. Edwards visited whilst Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales to his son Ifan ab Owen Edwards and daughter Haf Edwards. They contain family and domestic news, advice, and some of the letters include vivid descriptions of events in London and Llanuwchllyn.

Edwards, Ifan ab Owen, 1895-1970

O.M. Edwards: letters to his brothers Edward and John Edwards

The series consists of letters written by Edwards to his brothers Edward and John (the precise recipient is not usually identified) mainly from Aberystwyth and Oxford, together with some letters written from the Continent. The letters describe his experiences and activities, both academic pursuits and leisure interests, in some detail. There are many references to family news and events.

Edwards, Edward, 1865-1933

O.M. Edwards: letterbook

The series comprises a letterbook containing copies of letters written by O.M. Edwards to various members of his family including his parents and brothers. They were all written whilst he was a student at Aberystwyth. Some of the letters are lengthy and describe in detail events at the college and locally at Aberystwyth. They also contain references to Llanuwchllyn and to members of the Edwards family.

Notebooks, commonplace books and scrapbooks

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  • 1875-1919 (lacking 1892, 1898-1899, 1901-1902, 1908-1916, 1918)
  • Part of O. M. Edwards Papers,

The series comprises notebooks and other volumes containing notes made by O. M. Edwards while a student at Bala, Aberystwyth and Oxford, and later as a Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. They contain lists of books which he had read, notes on poetry and prose texts, notes on sermons and scriptural texts, details of preaching engagements, journal entries, historical and research notes.

Notebooks

The series comprises notebooks kept by O. M. Edwards as Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales, 1907-1920, recording details of his visits to Welsh schools: classes, teachers, notes on individual subjects taught, and premises and equipment. There are also some general observations and recommendations.

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