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Forty holograph letters from W[illiam] Rees ['Gwilym Hiraethog'], Liverpool, etc. to [Ebenezer Thomas] 'Eben Fardd', 1848-60 (the proposed Welsh translation of Chambers's Information for the People; the writer's review of 'awdlau' in Yr Amserau; the forthcoming publication of Telyn [Egryn; neu Gyfansoddiadau Awenyddol Miss Ellin Evans ('Elen Egryn)']; reviews by [Evan Jones] 'Ieuan Gwynedd'; observations on adjudications by the writer and others on chair and other competitions at eisteddfodau, with particular reference to Rhuddlan eisteddfod, 1850; appreciation of [John Jones] 'Talhaiarn'; the writer's family tree; criticism of Y Traethodydd; published and unpublished poetry by the writer; a girls' school to be opened at Porthmadog by two of the writer's daughters and the schooling there of one of the recipient's daughters; lectures and lecture tours by the writer; the fiftieth anniversary of the Welsh Congregational cause in Liverpool; the recipient's lecture to a men's society in the writer's church; criticism of [William Williams] 'Caledfryn'; the ingratitude of John Lloyd; an attack upon the writer by [Lewis William Lewis] 'Llew Llwyfo'; an anonymous attack in Y Cronicl by [John Ceiriog Hughes] 'Ceiriog'; decline in taste in current Welsh literature; an action for libel against Yr Amserau; the writer's visit to Lady Hall [at Llanover]; personal, including references to the death of the writer's son, David, and to the recipient's bereavements; etc.). The spine is lettered 'Llythyrau Hiraethog. MS'.

General letters, 1912-1980, to Maxwell Fraser, many relating to her research work and publications; correspondence between Maxwell Fraser and named friends, 1950-1980; materials on Lord and Lady Llanover and the Hall family, comprising correspondence, 1954-1980, and research materials assembled by Maxwell Fraser, 1806-1933, on the Llanover family; research papers assembled by Maxwell Fraser relating to her various books, 1935-1978; research notes, 1952-1977, concerning the preparation of Maxwell Fraser's articles and scripts; correspondence and papers, 1929-1968, relating to Maxwell Fraser's publicity work for the Great Western Railway Company (including Holiday Haunts, 1929-1962); notebooks bearing Maxwell Fraser's research notes; groups of press cuttings, 1924-1980; papers, 1947-1980, concerning Maxwell Fraser's links with numerous associations and societies, including the Cambrian Archaeological Association, the International Arthurian Society, the Kilvert Society, Offa's Dyke Association, P.E.N., Sherlock Holmes Society of London and other societies; papers, 1912-1980, deriving from Maxwell Fraser's hobbies and interests; papers, 1953-1968, concerning Maxwell Fraser's attempts to learn Welsh; miscellaneous papers, 1901-1980, relating to Slough; diaries kept by Maxwell Fraser, 1930-1980, of varying detail, including a journal, 1930, of a tour of Poland; theatre programmes; letters and papers relating to the testator's parents, 1900-1966, and her uncle, Lovat Fraser (1871-1926), the prominent journalist and author of India under Curzon and after (1911); and other personal papers relating to Maxwell Fraser; financial papers, 1911-1980; miscellaneous printed materials; and miscellaneous papers relating to research and writing by other individuals.