Sir J. Herbert Lewis letter to J. H. Davies returning A16-93
- A 94.
- File
- 1920, Jan. 13.
A letter from Sir J. Herbert Lewis to J. H. Davies returning the correspondence as in A16-93 which he had acquired on loan.
Sir J. Herbert Lewis letter to J. H. Davies returning A16-93
A letter from Sir J. Herbert Lewis to J. H. Davies returning the correspondence as in A16-93 which he had acquired on loan.
Charles family of Carmarthen and Davies family of Aberystwyth and Cwrt-mawr letters and papers
A group of letters and papers, relating mainly to the Charles family of Carmarthen and the Davies family of Aberystwyth and Cwrt-mawr. The documents in this group have been described in detail by Miss R. F. Roberts in 'A Schedule of Charles and Davies Family Correspondence' (1959) and should be read in conjunction with the letters contained in NLW MSS 10549-50C (see also NLW MS 12894E).
The correspondents include: Lady Barnham, Fairy Hill, Gower, 1818-1820 (A95-97); W. H. Bruce, Llangeitho, [?April 1864] (A98); David Charles the elder, Carmarthen, 1791-1828 (A99-106); David Charles the younger, Carmarthen, 1826-1838 (A107-111); D. R. Charles, Seaforth, 1871 (A112); Sarah Charles, Bala, 1831 (A113); Alice Lloyd Davies, Bala, 1823 (A114); David Davies, Junior, Carnachen-wen, afterwards of Castle Green, Cardigan, 1823-1843 (A115-119; A115 also includes a letter, 15 October 1823, from Richard Worthington, 'at Church Lane', to David Davies, Junior); David Charles Davies, London and Trefecca, 1859-1889 (A120-131); Eliza Davies, Aberystwyth, 1872 (A132); Robert Davies, Aberystwyth, 1837-1839 and [n.d.] (A133-136; A135 also contains a letter from Eliza Davies to David Charles Davies); Sarah [?Davies], Carmarthen, 1825 (A137); Lewis Edwards, Bala, 1841 (A138); R[ichar]d Evans, Worcester, 1836 (A139); Mary Fletcher, Albert Street, 1846 (A140); John Foulkes, Machynlleth, 1825 (A141); Lydia Foulkes, Machynlleth, 1824 (A142); Mary Foulkes, Machynlleth, 1815 (A143); H. Hughes, Liverpool, 1842 (A144); Charles Jackson, British and Foreign Bible Society, London, 1871 (A145); Lydia Jones, Machynlleth, 1841 (A147); W[illia]m Morris, Cefen, Merthyr Tydvil, 1831 (A148); E. Needham, 1824 (A149); J. Phillips, Haverfordwest, 1823 (A150); Colonel Pryse, Peithyll and London, [?1870] and [n.d.] (A151-152); Margaret Reed, St Thomas's Square, Hackney, 1850 (A153); Henry Richard, Tregaron, [n.d.] (A154-155); David Roberts, Liverpool, 1854 (A156); F. R. Roberts, Aberystwyth, 1870 (A157); John Roberts, Liverpool, 1851 (A158); D. Saunders, Bryngolwg, Swansea, 1877 (A159); Jos[ia]h Tarn, Spa Fields, London, 1814 (A160); Griffith Thomas, Aberystwyth, 1870 (A161); Harriet Vale, Ryde, Isle of Wight, [n.d.] (A162-165); Evan Watkin [of Moelcerni], Totteridge and From, 1823-1824 (A166-167); and T. E. Williams, Aberystwyth, 1880 (A168). There are also miscellaneous papers, including an account of the estate of Robert Davies, [Aberystwyth] (d. 1841) (A181), a printed list of subscriptions towards the erection of a new County Hall in Aberystwyth, 1841 (A171), and a bill of cost to the Rev. D. C. Davies, 1851-1852, in the matter of the purchase of Cwrtmawr (A182). Two of the letters written by David Charles (1762-1834), Carmarthen, are to Miss S. Phillips, Haverfordwest, whom he afterwards married (A99-100), and two others, one of which has been published by Dr D. E. Jenkins, are addressed to his brother [Thomas Charles] (A102 and 104). Most of the other letters are addressed to Robert Davies, Aberystwyth, Mrs Robert Davies [née Eliza Charles], and their son Robert Joseph Davies, Cwrtmawr. The David Charles Davies letters appear to have belonged to a larger series used by the Rev. E. Wynne Parry in the preparation of Cofiant a Phregethau y diweddar Barch. David Charles Davies, MA (Wrexham, 1896).
Mrs Annie J. Ellis, later Hughes-Griffiths
Ellis, Annie J. (Annie Jane), 1873-1942
'Welsh Girls in London'.
'Welsh Girls in London'. Correspondence, circular letters, memoranda, bills and receipts relating to the work of the Central Committee on Women's Training and Employment, the London Welsh Friendly Aid Society for Girls, the National Council of Women in Great Britain and similar associations and groups. The papers relate to the experiences, welfare and problems of girls who had moved to London to secure employment. The correspondents include Amabel Williams-Ellis, Dame Margaret Lloyd George and Percy E. Watkins.
'Welsh Girls in London'. Correspondence and papers as in A354. The correspondents include J. R. Clynes, Home Secretary, and Dame Margaret Lloyd George.
'Welsh Girls in London'. Miscellaneous financial records,
'Welsh Girls in London'. Miscellaneous financial records.
League of Nations Union, 1923-34: papers and correspondence relating to its activities, mainly its Welsh National Council which Mrs AHJ-G served as President. The papers include a substantial group of letters from the Rev. Gwilym Davies, the Council's honorary director.
League of Nations Union, 1924-5: notes for speeches by Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths, together with a letter, 27 August 1924, from Ruth Morgan, third vice-president of the National League of Women Voters, to Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths, and the text of her 1926 New Year Message as President of the Welsh National Council of the League of Nations Union.
Press cuttings, 1924, many from Y Drych, relating to the Women's Peace Memorial. Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths was a member of a deputation from the 'women of Wales and of Monmouthshire to the women of the United States of America' pleading the cause of world peace.
Correspondence and papers, c. 1921-40, mainly 1924-5, and relating to the Women's Peace Memorial as in A359, including several letters from the Rev. Gwilym Davies and one from David Davies, the first Baron Davies of Llandinam. Most of the papers concern Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths's visit to the USA and the activities of the League of Nations Union in Wales.
Correspondence and papers, 1923-4, relating mainly to the Women's Peace Memorial as in A359, including letters from the Rev. Gwilym Davies.
Correspondence and papers relating to education and housing, mainly in London, including letters from D. Cunllo Davies and Sir William Joynson Hicks, Home Secretary.
Correspondence and papers concerning Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths's membership of the Rural Housing Advisory Committee, including a letter from L. J. Burdon Evans.
Financial and business papers,
Correspondence, 1916, relating to Annie J. Ellis's renting of 42 West Heath Drive, Golders Green, London N.W.11, together with a letter, 1937, from Harris & Co., Golders Green, to Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths discussing the renting of the same property to Mr Max Kahn.
Correspondence and papers, 1924 and 1938-40, relating to the preparation of Annie J. Hughes-Griffiths's will, together with a bill, 1947, in connection with drafting T. I. Ellis's will.