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A group of papers of John Ceiriog Hughes and his family, 1860-[?1933], including some nineteen letters, 1860-1861 and undated, from Ceiriog to his wife Annie, shortly before and after their marriage (ff. 1-28); six letters and fragments written by Ceiriog, 1886-1887 and undated, including one, 22 January 1887, to his daughter Delia Ceiriog Evans and her husband, and one, 3 March 1887, to Richard Bennett (incomplete) (ff. 29-38); four letters from Annie Ceiriog Hughes, [1860x1861], three addressed to Ceiriog and one to her mother (ff. 39-47); miscellaneous correspondence addressed to Ceiriog (ff. 48-50), including an envelope from [Richard Davies (Mynyddog)], addressed in verse (postmark 15 February 1870) (f. 48) and fragments of letters containing the autographs of William Williams (Carw Coch), Trecynon, [John Jones] (Mathetes) and Thomas Jones (f. 50); miscellaneous items in Ceiriog's hand (ff. 51-53), including a holograph copy of the words to 'Anthem Tywysog Cymru' (f. 53, together with an explanatory letter from Delia, [?1932], f. 54); correspondence, 1905, between R. Williams, Celynog, the Rev. R. Peris Williams, Wrexham, and Mrs. [Annie] Ceiriog Hughes and Mrs. Delia Evans relating to the purchase of certain Ceiriog books and manuscripts from R. Peris Williams, together with a letter to Mrs. Evans from John Ballinger, 1906, and a copy of a letter, dated 14 September 1913, from A[nnie] Ceiriog Hughes to [Charles] Tudor Hughes, [Hughes & Son, Wrexham], concerning the same manuscripts (ff. 57-70); eisteddfod programmes and other ephemera, 1883-1886 (ff. 72-76); photographs of 'Nain Penybryn' [?Phoebe Hughes], Ceiriog, and Annie's grave (ff. 77-79); and cuttings of newspaper articles relating to Ceiriog, 1907-[?1933] (ff. 80-83).

A volume containing press-cuttings, consisting of adjudications, notes on old Welsh melodies, poems, etc., by Ceiriog; notes relating to Brinley Richards; accounts of various eisteddfodau, etc. There is one autograph poem entitled 'The train'. There are a few other papers including a telegram, 17 December 1855, asking Ceiriog to compose four lines for a memorial card from [?Roger] Edwards, Mold, a portion of a letter from Ceiriog to 'Alaw' and three autograph verses, [1860x1879].

A collection of press cuttings of adjudications, poems, and obituary notices of John Ceiriog Hughes.

Manuscripts of, and relating to, J. Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog), including manuscript copies of four of his poems ('Ti wyddost beth ddywaid fy nghalon', 'Y Gwely o Gymru', 'Carol Nadolig' and 'Ymadawol Gân'); three Ceiriog letters, comprising two to his parents and one to his sister Jane; letters of Jane Hughes, comprising six to her brother Ceiriog, six to her mother or other members of the family and one to a Miss Roberts; three earlier letters from members of the family in America; manuscript and printed pedigrees; three photographs; etc.

Poetry by David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) and notes for his biography mainly by John Jones, Borthwnog, Llanelltyd, John Williams, Dyffryn and Robert Oliver Rees.

A holograph draft of an ode entitled 'Helen Llwyddawg' with a draft introductory note by John Ceiriog Hughes.

A volume of drafts, working copies of poems, and notes by John Ceiriog Hughes.

A notebook containing holograph versions and press cuttings of poems by Ceiriog, many of which were included in Yr Oriau Olaf published by Isaac Foulkes in 1888. Some of the press cuttings are of translations of poems into English.
Loose items have been placed in an archival envelope.

Notebooks containing poems and draft poems by Ceiriog, including words printed in Songs of Wales.

A notebook containing a dictionary of rhymes, miscellaneous notes, and poetry by John Ceiriog Hughes.

Notebook containing specimens of various metres, compiled by John Ceiriog Hughes.

A collection of sheets containing drafts and copies of poems by John Ceiriog Hughes.

Poetry submitted for competition at eisteddfodau held at Trefeglwys and Gleiniant, 1881, with draft adjudications by John Ceiriog Hughes, and a draft letter by Nicholas Bennett.

Transcripts by Robert Oliver Rees of poetry, letters, etc., by David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) and of poetry by others relating to him and his work.

Miscellaneous papers kept by John Ceiriog Hughes comprising draft poetry, adjudications, correspondence, notes, and accounts; lawsuit papers, including a draft summons to Isaac Clarke, printer and publisher, of Ruthin, 1862, concerning inter alia the copyright of Oriau'r Bore; proof sheets of John Ceiriog Hughes's application and testimonials for an appointment as commercial traveller, 1871, and of the prospectus of the Mynyddog Memorial appeal, 1877; and a small poster advertising meetings of 'Cymdeithas Lenyddol Gymreig Manceinion', 1858, including lectures by John Hughes (Ceiriog) and William Williams (Creuddynfab).

A volume, [19 cent., third ¼], containing a copy of the poem Myfanwy Fychan by John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog) in the author's hand.

Poetry and prose pieces, mainly drafts, by John Ceiriog Hughes (ff. 5 verso-6 verso, 11 recto-verso, 25 verso, 27 verso-52), written in a volume previously used as a ledger, probably by a Yorkshire or Lancashire manufacturer or trader, 1833-1850, and containing particulars of financial and trade transactions and details of wages paid to weavers, 1834 (ff. 2 verso-30 verso).
Ceiriog subsequently repurposed the volume as a scrap book, pasting in numerous press cuttings and obscuring the original text. At NLW the cuttings were floated off and mounted in separate volumes (see NLW MSS 4552-3D).

A fair copy of 'Rhiangerdd Syr Owen Tudor a Chatrin o Ffrainc gan Richmond' as submitted for competition at the National Eisteddfod held at Bangor in 1874.

A notebook containing a holograph version, with notes, of 'Rhiangerdd Catrin Tudor' by John Ceiriog Hughes.

A volume, 1860-1867, containing holograph poetry by T. Glwysfryn Hughes, together with a number of press cuttings of his poetry, published in Yr Herald Cymraeg, 1864-1867.