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Miscellaneous material, including press cuttings, collected for a history of Glamorgan.

Reviews and other press notices of the second edition (1876) of The Literature of the Kymry.

A memorandum book kept by Stephens, [c. 1840]-1851, containing miscellaneous notes and accounts, including notes of the meetings of the Merthyr Tydfil Board of Guardians and Monsieur Henri Martin's address at the Aberdare eisteddfod, 1851.

Press cuttings containing obituary notices of Stephens.

Miscellaneous papers relating to the Merthyr Tydfil Subscription Library, of which Stephens was secretary, and to the Merthyr Tydfil eisteddfod, 1856; a letter from William Roberts ('Nefydd') to Stephens, 1859; addresses to Lord Dynevor and William Crawshay; press cuttings.

Miscellaneous notes and papers mainly relating to archaeological matters in Wales and Ireland.

An essay entitled 'The history of Trial by Jury: its Origin and Progress in the Principality of Wales; and also the History of Trial by Jury in England', awarded a prize at the Abergavenny eisteddfod, 1853.

Transcripts of Breton poems published by Théodore Hersart de la Villemarqué in Barzaz-Breiz, Chants Populaires de la Bretagne ..., with notes and translations into French.

Transcripts, [c. 1850] (watermark 1848), of poems by Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr, printed in The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, I (London, 1801).

A draft essay on druids and druidic literature, together with notes on Taliesin, Aneirin and Llywarch Hen.

A draft essay on 'The Neo-Bardic Theosophy', with notes, correspondence and press cuttings.

Miscellaneous material relating to eisteddfodau, including an 'englyn' to 'Carnhuanawc' (Thomas Price), a prize poem by 'Talhaiarn' (John Jones) entitled 'Sali Smith', extracts from speeches at Carmarthen eisteddfod, 1823, and Cardiff eisteddfod, 1834, and adjudications by Stephens on essays submitted at eisteddfodau held at Aberafan and Aberdare.

Essays and notes on King Arthur, etc.

An essay entitled 'Prophwydoliaeth'.

A copy, with marginal notes by Stephens, of Robert Williams: Enwogion Cymru, A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen (Llandovery, 1852); manuscript notes; press cuttings; a copy of Daniel Williams: Memoirs and Sketches of one hundred and eleven Eminent Men, Natives of the County of Cardigan ..., 1874.

Miscellaneous notes, extracts and statistics relating to the Saxon element in Britain.

The original manuscript of 'Madoc: An Essay on the Discovery of Amercia by Madoc ap Owen Gwynedd in the Twelfth Century', submitted for competition at the Llangollen eisteddfod, 1858, but not awarded the prize because, although adjudged the best essay in the competition, it did not support the belief that America had been discovered by Madog.

Notes, press cuttings and letters, 1858-1859, relating to the adjudication on Stephens's essay.

Letters, 1859-1868, to Stephens mainly relating to the supposed discovery of America by Madog ab Owain Gwynedd and the possibility of the existence of a tribe of Welsh Indians ('y Madogwys'); miscellaneous notes; and press cuttings.

Some two hundred autograph letters, 1845-1876, to Stephens from a large number of individuals prominent in the life of Wales, including H[enry] A[ustin] Bruce, David Charles, Trefecca, Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain), Lord Dynevor, Lewis Edwards, Bala, D. Silvan Evans, Thomas Gee, Lady Charlotte Guest, Lady Hall, David Howell (Llawdden), J. Spinther James, John Jones (Talhaiarn), W. Basil Jones and Henri Martin.