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A postcard, 11 October 1908 (f. 73), and letter, 9 June 1909 (ff. 74-75), from George Eyre Evans, Aberystwyth, to W. T. Evans, Llanon, containing personal and antiquarian news.
Evans describes his visit to see Prof. Bosanquet's excavation at Caersws (f. 74).

Dau lythyr, 21 Mehefin 1924 (ff. 2-4) ac 8 Awst 1926 (ff. 5-7), oddi wrth Thomas Rickard Davies, Chubut, Patagonia, at aelodau o'i deulu yn ardal Buellt. = Two letters, 21 June 1924 (f. 2-4) and 8 August 1926 (ff. 5-7), from Thomas Rickard Davies, Chubut, Patagonia, to members of his family in the Builth area.
Cyfeiria'r llythyrwr at newyddion teuluol, gan gynnwys marwolaethau ei dad (ff. 2-3) a T. Dalar Evans, cyfaill i'w dad (ff. 5-6). = The writer refers to family news, including the deaths of his father (ff. 2-3) and of his father's friend, T. Dalar Evans (ff. 5-6).

A letter, 29 April 1834, from Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, Goodrich Court, Herefordshire, to Thomas Moule, St James's Palace, London, relating to domestic arrangements and antiquarian interests (f. 8).
The letter is accompanied by a page of genealogical notes, [?1820s], written possibly in Meyrick's hand, on the family of Blundeville, Norfolk (f. 9 verso).

Letter, 14 June 1930, from Gwen John, Meudon, to fellow artist [Mary] Constance [Lloyd], concerning Ursula Tyrwhitt and her recent indiscretions (f. 20).
Also included are three letters, June-August 1980, from art historian Cecily Langdale, New York, to Mrs Rachel Collyns, Bristol, niece of Mary Constance Lloyd, relating to Gwen John (ff. 21-23), and supplying background information on John's letter and on Tyrwhitt (f. 23).

Llythyr, 28 Rhagfyr 1917, oddi wrth D. J. Williams, Rhydcymerau, at gyd-heddychwr, Tom Llewelyn Thomas, Birchgrove, Abertawe, yn cyfeirio at heddychaeth gyfoes ac at lyfryn Love of Country (1917) o waith y derbynydd. = Letter, 28 December 1917, from D. J. Williams, Rhydcymerau, to fellow pacifist Tom Llewelyn Thomas, Birchgrove, Swansea, concerning contemporary pacifism and the recipient's pamphlet, Love of Country (1917).

Llythyr, 25 Chwefror 1904, oddi wrth y Parch. W. Glanant Jones, Nantyffyllon, i weinidog Annibynol anhysbys, yn gofyn iddo gymryd rhan mewn gwasanaeth yng Nghapel Siloh, Nantyffyllon, i ddathlu canmlwyddiant y Gymdeithas Feiblaidd. = Letter, 25 February 1904, from W. Glasnant Jones, Nantyffyllon, to an unnamed Congregational minister, asking him to participate in a service at Siloh chapel, Nantyffyllon, to celebrate the centenary of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Llythyr, 12 Ebrill 1956, oddi wrth Saunders Lewis, Penarth, at Mrs Dodd, yn amgau geirda. = Letter, 12 April 1956, from Saunders Lewis, Penarth, to a Mrs Dodd, enclosing a reference letter.

Letter, [1888x1895], from three individuals, Thomas Thomas, M. A. Thomas and Olive [?Thomas], Cheam House, Pontnewydd, [?Monmouthshire], to one Miss Thomas, enclosing a copy of the English translation of Daniel Owen's novel Rhys Lewis, Minister of Bethel: An Autobiography, trans. by James Harris (Wrexham, [1888]).
The sender, [Thomas Thomas], refers to meeting Daniel Owen in Mold.

Letter, 29 October 1925, from Ifano Jones, Cardiff Public Libraries, to the Rev. T. Llechid Jones, concerning various publications by Ifano Jones (f. 71).
Enclosed with the letter is a printed circular, [October 1925], advertising Ifano Jones's book, A History of Printing and Printers in Wales to 1810... (Cardiff, 1925) (f. 72).

Letter, 29 September 2005, from Peter Prendergast, Deiniolen, to Rosemary Markham, concerning his work and his health.

Cerdyn post, [23] Chwefror 1949, oddi wrth G[riffith] T[homas] R[oberts], Bangor, at Garfield H. Hughes, Aberystwyth, ynghlyn a'i arferion darllen diweddar. = Postcard, [23] February 1949, from G[riffith] T[homas] R[oberts], Bangor, to Garfield H. Hughes, Aberystwyth, relating to Roberts's recent reading habits.

Drafftiau, [1950au], gan Dr J. Gwyn Griffiths o gyfieithiadau i'r Gymraeg o gerddi Almaeneg gan Hölderlin. Ysgrifennwyd y drafftiau ar lythyr (ac amlen), 13 Awst 1951, a gyfeiriwyd yn wreiddiol oddi wrth Nan Davies o'r BBC, Bangor, at Dr Griffiths (f. 86, 86a), ac ar gefn dalen o ymarferion Groegaidd (f. 87). = Drafts, [1950s], by Dr J. Gwyn Griffiths of translations into Welsh of German poems by Hölderlin. These were written on a letter (and envelope), 13 August 1951, originally sent by Nan Davies of the BBC, Bangor, to Dr Griffiths (f. 86, 86a), and on the back of a page of Greek exercises (f. 87).
Y cerddi a gyfieithiwyd yw 'Die Heimath' (f. 86), pennill cyntaf 'An Die Jungen Dichter' (f. 86 verso), 'Menschenbeifall' (ff. 86 verso, 86a), a'r wyth llinell cyntaf o 'Brot und Wein', rhan IV (ff. 86a verso, 87); mae'r gwreiddiol yn The Poems of Hölderlin, cyf. gan Michael Hamburger ([Llundain], [1943]), tt. 110, 108, 118 a 164 yn eu tro. Cyhoeddwyd 'Adref' ('Die Heimath') a 'Clod Dynion' ('Menschenbeifall') yn J. Gwyn Griffiths, Ffroenau'r Ddraig (Aberystwyth, 1961), tt. 88-89. = The poems translated are 'Die Heimath' (f. 86), the first verse of 'An Die Jungen Dichter' (f. 86 verso), 'Menschenbeifall' (ff. 86 verso, 86a), and the first eight lines of 'Brot und Wein', part IV (ff. 86a verso, 87); for the originals see The Poems of Hölderlin, trans. by Michael Hamburger ([London], [1943]), pp. 110, 108, 118 and 164 respectively. 'Adref' ('Die Heimath') and 'Clod Dynion' ('Menschenbeifall') were published in J. Gwyn Griffiths, Ffroenau'r Ddraig (Aberystwyth, 1961), pp. 88-89.

Llythyr, [?1976], oddi wrth Jennie Eirian Davies, Yr Wyddgrug, at Mr [?Ifor] Jones yn ymddiheuro am na fyddai'n gallu beirniadu yn Eisteddfod Llanrwst y flwyddyn honno. = Letter, [?1976], from Jennie Eirian Davies, Mold, to Mr [?Ifor] Jones apologising for being unable to adjudicate at that year's Llanrwst Eisteddfod.

A collection of miscellaneous letters and papers, 1804-2005, purchased or received by donation from various sources by the National Library of Wales during the period May 2004-May 2008 and boxed as one volume.