Items relating to Mari Headley's education and related activities, including school magazines, 1923-1924, a school photograph, 1932, school and college notebooks, 1932-1945, drama society programmes and photographs, 1931-1940, and eisteddfod certificates, 1936-1938.
A miscellaneous collection of typescript articles and press cuttings, [1950s]-[1990s].
The typescripts include pieces for a variety of publications and include articles on the following: Margaret Headley (MD 11/1), J. H. Davies and Isambard Owen (MD 11/2), tributes to academics, clergy and others (MD 11/3), literary figures in Montgomeryshire (MD 11/5), individual churches and parishes (MD 11/6), articles on books, mainly for Y Casglwr (MD 11/7) and the Celtic Congress (MD 11/9). The cuttings, from Y Llan and elsewhere, mainly relate to the Church in Wales and its clergy (MD 11/13, 17), churches (MD 11/15, 18), rectories (MD 11/20) and Welsh Society (MD 11/14); there are also book reviews by Mari Ellis (MD 11/19) and articles by Kate Roberts (MD 11/24).
Notebook containing journal entries by Mari Ellis for 1 June-23 October 1999.
Notebook containing journal entries by Mari Ellis for 24 October-31 December 1999.
Notes and transcripts relating to John Walters, [late 1990s], derived from NLW MSS 6514-6, etc.
Three folders containing typescript scripts for radio and television talks, articles and reviews and a few cuttings, mostly by Mari Ellis, 1950-2002.
They comprise (i-ii) two folders containing radio and television scripts and articles for Yr Haul, Taliesin, Y Llan, Y Faner, Barn and Rhwng Gwyl a Gwaith (TV), 1950-2002, and (iii) book reviews published in Llais Llyfrau, Y Faner, Yr Haul, Y Llan, Y Cymro, Cristion and Merched yn Bennaf amongst others, 1960-[1990s].
Seven notebooks, [20 cent., second half], containing notes and transcripts in the hands of Mari Ellis and T. I. Ellis, mainly concerning the Rev. Thomas Richards of Darowen and his family (ME 8/1-7).
Two notebooks of Mari Ellis, [?1990s], containing mainly transcripts of letters of the Rev. John Blackwell (Alun).
John Howell (Ioan Glan Dyfroedd)
Manuscript essays, a speech and notes, [late 1990s], by Mari Ellis concerning John Howell (Ioan Glan Dyfroedd), editor of the anthology Blodau Dyfed (Carmarthen, 1824).
Notebook containing journal entries by Mari Ellis for 3 February-30 May 1999.
Typescript articles, together with some scripts for radio and television talks, mostly by Mari Ellis, [1950s]-[1990s].
They comprise: (i) a folder of typescripts, cuttings and notes for obituaries, tributes and other articles relating to women and women's issues; (ii) articles in Welsh and English on various individuals such as 'Yr Hen Bersoniaid Llengar', [1970s]-[1990s]; (iii) miscellaneous typescripts, cuttings, notes and other material found loose in the archive and collected together, [?1960s]-2004; and (iv) a 1987 desk diary recording only reviews, publications and radio talks by Mari Ellis and Meg Elis.
Research papers, [1970s]-1999, of Mari Ellis relating to notable Welsh women, comprising a notebook containing notes and transcripts relating to Jane Davies (daughter of Gwallter Mechain) and her family (ME 3/1); various manuscript drafts of a speech entitled 'Y Gegin a'r Parlwr. Upstairs Downstairs', some incomplete, some re-used in later drafts, etc., together with miscellaneous notes on women, [1970s]-1991 (ME 3/2); the manuscript of a speech entitled 'Family life in the [nineteenth century]' (ME 3/3); draft articles and notes on Winnie Parry, Fanny Edwards, Hester Cotton and others, [1970s]-[1980s] (ME 3/4); and papers, 1997-1999, relating to the proposed Bywgraffiadur Merched Cymru yn y Celfyddydau ['Biography of Welsh Women in the Arts'], comprising articles (about a dozen in all, including Angharad Llwyd, Marion Eames and Meg Elis), notes and correspondence with Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan (one of the editors) (ME 3/5).
Lloyd-Morgan, Ceridwen.
Notes of Mari Ellis relating to the five sons of the Rev. Thomas Richards, comprising notes on the Rev. Richard Richards (ME 10/1); notes on Richard and his younger brother the Rev. Thomas Richards (ME 10/2); notes and an incomplete typescript on the Rev. David Richards (Dewi Silin) (ME 10/3); notes and transcripts relating to the Rev. John Lloyd (or Llwyd) Richards (ME 10/4-5); and a few notes relating to the Rev. Lewis Richards (ME 10/6).
Also included is a group of photographs, copies of photographs at NLW, at least some of which are of members of the Richards family (ME 10/7).
Papers of Mari Ellis relating to Archdeacon Thomas Beynon, including a typescript draft of the chapter on Beynon for 'Yr Enwog Bererinion', [c. 1997] (ME 11/1) and notes and transcripts from various sources, mainly NLW MSS, [1980s]-[1990s] (ME 11/2-3).
W. H. Smith diary for 1998 containing entries by Mari Ellis for 2 January-31 December 1998, with journal entries for 1 January-2 February 1999 entered on the notes pages at the end of the volume.
A few miscellaneous items relating to Cymdeithas Bob Owen and Bangor Old Students' Association.
Gohebiaeth am ysgrifau ac anerchiadau
Three groups of correspondence of Mari Ellis, 1963-[1990s], relating to various articles, reviews, books and other writings and to speeches, consisting of: (i) correspondence relating to books, articles, etc., possibly including some correspondence of T. I. Ellis, 1965-[1990s]; (ii) correspondence relating to articles, speeches, etc., 1963-[c. 1970]; and (iii) correspondence relating to articles, book reviews, etc., including letters from Hywel [Teifi] Edwards, Gillian Clarke, Gwynfor Evans and others, [1970s]-[1980s].
Papers, [?1999], relating to Y Golau Gwan: Llythyrau Tom Ellis A.S. at Annie Davies, ed. by Mari Ellis (Caernarfon, 1999), comprising a corrected typescript of the book (ME 20/1-2); pages subsequently omitted from the original typescript, consisting of further letters and notes (ME 20/3); and a copy of the published book, 1999 (ME 20/4).
A notebook containing a few notes and transcripts, [20 cent., last ¼], concerning Arthur James Johnes.
Miscellaneous notes of Mari Ellis, [20 cent., second ½], including twelve notebooks, 1982-[c. 2000], containing notes and some short speeches on a variety of subjects (ME 31/1-12); folders containing notes and related papers on many subjects, including Clynnog Fawr, Dr Mary Williams, Aberystwyth, Brigadier Eric Skaife and William Eames (ME 31/13-16); miscellaneous papers relating to the West Indies and to Dr Clare Taylor (ME 31/17); and a printed copy of Mari Ellis, O Ddydd i Ddydd: Cysegr, Salm ac Emyn (Llandysul, 1989) (ME 31/18).