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A copy of Edward Jones, Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards ... (London, 1794), with a few annotations by John Dovaston. Among items tipped in are transcripts by Edward Jones of Welsh, English and Irish airs (ff. 1, 73, 106) and a letter from him to Dovaston, 16 January 1817, concerning Welsh folk-tunes and other national airs (ff. 74-75). The letter is in answer to Dovaston's letter of 25 December 1816, which is part of Cardiff MS 4.130.

Extracts, arranged by county, taken from entries relating to Wales in Calendars of State Papers, temp. Henry VIII - James I.

A folder of loose leaves containing an 'Album of Eminent Welsh Preachers' or 'Pregethwyr Hen Gymanfaoedd Cymru' prepared for the press by Lewis Jones (Rhuddenfab), Ruthin, 1 July 1888. It includes articles on four denominational Association meetings, in the form of cuttings from Y Genedl, June, 1877, with some others taken from Y Dysgedydd and others in manuscript form, and short biographies of, and summaries of a sermon each by, the following forty-four preachers: William Williams, Wern; Christmas Evans; John Elias (o Fôn); Edward Jones, Bathafarn; D[avid] Morgan, Llanfyllin; John Williams, Newtown; David Charles [I], Carmarthen; Samuel Davies (Y Cyntaf); William Williams (Caledfryn); David Evans, Ffynnonhenri; Ebenezer Richard, Tregaron; Edward Anwyl; William Ambrose (Emrys); Thomas Rhys Davies, Glanwydden; John Jones, Tal-sarn; William Owen; Ishmael Jones, Rhos (from Y Dysgedydd, Tachwedd 1897, pp. 455-456); William Morgan, D.D., Holyhead; John Hughes, Liverpool; Rowland Hughes; Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan); John Prichard, D.D., Llangollen; Evan Harries, Merthyr; David Williams; William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog); Robert Ellis (Cynddelw); Henry Rees, Liverpool; Thomas Aubrey; John Roberts (J.R.), Conway; Daniel Davies (Y Dyn Dall), Swansea; Thomas Phillips, Hereford; Richard Bonnor; Thomas Rees, D.D., Swansea (manuscript, and from Y Dysgedydd, Mawrth 1897 pp. 125-128); John Jones (Mathetes); Edward Morgan, Dyffryn Ardudwy; William Davies, D.D.; Edward Stephen (Tanymarian) (manuscript, and from Y Dysgedydd, Ebrill 1897, pp. 166-167); Benjamin Williams, Maesberllan; Roger Edwards, Mold; W. Powell; Samuel Roberts (S.R.), Llanbryn-mair; Hugh Jones, D.D., Llangollen; Lewis Edwards, D.D., Bala; and Owen Owen. At the end are four verses entitled 'Y Tadau, Ple maent hwy?'. At the end is the following note: 'Sent the 11 Annibynwyr to Dr. Herber Evans Nov. 30th 1896 for Dysgedydd to be returned after publication. Complete for the Press'.

Manuscripts of, or collected by, John Edwards Griffith, [c. 1715]-1929, including pedigrees, memoranda and genealogical notes relating mainly to Anglesey and Caernarvonshire; a volume of pedigrees by John Ellis, Tai Croesion, 1723; manuscripts of William Williams, Llandygái; and some 350 letters, [c. 1892]-1929, to J. E. Griffith relating to botany and genealogy and to his publications.

Notes and collectanea relating to folklore, mainly of Wales.

Two essays by John Robert Pryse ('Golyddan'): 'Mantais a ddeillia i'r Cymro o feddu gwybodaeth gyffredinol o'r iaith Seisnig', and 'Yr Ymraniad yn America'.

'Hymnau o Fawl i Dduw' written by Evan Lewis, Carmarthen, 1798; poems by Evan Lewis, Rees Jones ['Amnon'], I. Thomas, R. Davies, 'Ioan Machno' [John M. Price], 'Britwn' [Edwin Foulkes], 'Eryr Trichrug', 'Meudwy', 'Dewi Glan Ffrydlas' [David E. Davies], 'Telynog' [Thomas Evans], 'Talhaiarn' [John Jones], 'Gwerydd Gwyllt' [Evan W. Jones], John Jones and Richard [Rhisiart] Phylip; 'englynion'; miscellaneous notes on Unitarians and Unitarianism.

A volume containing recipes, household and medicinal but mainly relating to the craft of bookbinding (ff. 5-10); a list of books lent, 1827-1837, from an unspecified library, with observations on their condition (inverted text ff. 44 verso-7 verso); notes on the rudiments of music (ff. 2-4, originally pasted together onto f. 1); with late nineteenth and early twentieth-century additions by William Morris, Cydweli.

A manuscript containing a list of parishes in Wales, with the names of the incumbents from the sixteenth century to 1840 and the dates of their institution.

Programmes of concerts at which Madame Barbier performed, or which were organised by her, in France, England and Wales, 1886-1921.

Two tracts - (a) a description of England, in fifteen chapters, compiled in 1445, beginning 'tractatus iste compendiose extractus de diversorum historiographorum diversis ... describit Angliam ... '; (b) a genealogical chronicle in the same hand projected from Adam to Brutus and from Brutus to Henry VI, but in execution brought only to Edward I, with a continuation in a sixteenth century hand to Henry VIII (1518). The pattern of this genealogical chronicle is that of the Promptuarium Bibliae attributed to Petrus Pictaviensis. The text begins 'Adam in agro damasceno ...' (cf. Thomas Jones, Y Bibyl Ynghymraeg (Cardiff, 1940), p. xiii) and has lines added for the Saxons, kings of Britain, princes of Wales, the different divisions of Saxon England, kings of England, princes of Demetia, princes of Venedotia, &c.

An essay on Welsh surnames, with a list of suggested new surnames and directions for changing names, by Robert Griffith, Manchester.

Letters, 1896, from John D. Evans, Talley, Llandilo to Thomas Levi and from E. Wynne Parry, Bala and Richard Jones, Oswestry to Owen Jones relating to Welsh hymns and hymn-writers; transcripts of hymns by Morgan Rhys and William Williams, Pantycelyn and of a portion of Daniel Williams: Gwagedd Mebyd a Ieuengctid ... At yr hyn y chwanegir, Catechism i rai ieuaingc (Llundain, 1739); etc.

A manuscript in the autograph of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) containing triads (pp. 1-32); poetry, the poets cited including Taliesin, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Siôn Cent and Gruffydd Dwnn (pp. 33-86, 95-102); a list of Welsh holy (saints') days (pp. 87-90); names of Welsh rivers and their sources (pp. 91-94); etc. The volume also contains an appendix in the hand of D[avid] Ellis, [1787x1788]. The section containing triads is apparently left unfinished as most of p. 32 and the whole of p. 33 are blank.

A book of hymn-tunes and anthems described as 'Hen Lyfr Dafydd Jones, Bont'. The majority of the items are anonymous. The following composers are represented: 'R. W.', W. J. White, B. Mills, 'T. W.', J[ohn] Edwards, Llangadog, R[ichard] Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], J[ohn] A[mbrose] Lloyd and J. C. Edwards ('Minimus'). Pasted to the back cover is a printed copy of 'Pennillion i'w Canu yn Nghylchwyl Cymdeithas Ddirwestol Penllyn'.

Two volumes containing reports, correspondence, statistics, replies to questionnaires, etc., all relating to public health, infectious diseases, sanitation, housing, etc., accumulated or written by Morgan James Rees when he was medical officer of health in Aberdare and afterwards in the employ of the Local Government Board. They relate to Aberdare, Caernarvon, St Dogmaels Rural District Council and Swansea, also to certain districts in England.

Cyclostyled radio scripts, including poetry readings, and talks, 1949-1967, by Vernon Watkins or relating to him and his work.

A collection of seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century manuscripts containing sermons and correspondence of Welsh clergymen, who include Lewis Evans of Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn and Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn, David Price of Merthyr Cynog and Robert Pughe of Dolgellau.

Papers relating to the work of E. D. Jones as Chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund, comprising correspondence, 1961-1979; articles of association of the Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund Ltd, 1964; annual reports and accounts, 1965-6, 1971-2; notes on multiple sclerosis, [1961x1979]; and publicity material, newspaper cuttings and other printed material, [1961x1979].

Records of the National Savings Movement in Wales, 1919-1978, including the following : files containing minutes, correspondence and memoranda of local savings committees in Wales, 1942-78; minute books of local savings committees in Wales, 1938-78; reports of proceedings of annual conferences, National Savings committees, National Savings assemblies, and commissioners' reports for North and South Wales, 1919-77; correspondence and memoranda relating to the Wales Publicity Committee, 1948-77; files relating to special campaigns and anniversaries, 1940-77; files of accounts closed or dissolved, 1966-76; files of press cuttings relating to the movement, 1946-76; miscellaneous items, 1924-77, comprising mainly copies of the journal Savings, 1924-39, the movement's News Letter, 1945-76, and the Weekly Campaign Circular, 1943-8.