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Correspondence and other papers, 1805-[?late 20 cent.], relating to the soprano Adelina Patti and to her friend Edward Hall, Box Office Manager at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.
The papers comprise: (i) Some eight letters (one an envelope only), 1893-1898, from Adelina Patti, at Craig-y-Nos Castle, Nice and Paris, to Edward Hall, London (ff. 3-5, 9-25), together with one letter to Hall from [?Pittman], Ystalyfera, 10 August 1883 (ff. 1-2), and a letter from Patti, in Indianapolis, 1 January 1894, to [?W. E.] Gladstone (ff. 6-8); (ii) typescript transcripts of the Adelina Patti letters, [?late 20 cent.] (11 ff.); (iii) some twenty-seven newspaper cuttings, December 1893-February 1894, relating to Patti's tour of America, apparently sent to Edward Hall from Toronto, possibly by Patti herself; (iv) photographs, postcards and ephemera relating to Patti, 1889-1984; (v) an insert book for the EMI long play record 'Adelina Patti' (RLS 711), 1973; (vi) copies of five newspapers, 1805-1809, containing news relating to the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, together with a few other printed items, 1875, 1925, concerning the Theatre and Edward Hall; and (vii) largely unrelated items, comprising photographs of Nellie Melba, [?1911], Queen Elizabeth [the Queen Mother], [?1940s], and a 'Souvenir Programme of the Visit of… the Duke and Duchess of York to Cardiff... and Blaina', [1932].

Three letters, dated 1892 and 1901-1902, from Archdeacon D. R. Thomas addressed to P. B. Davies-Cooke of Gwysaney, together with a prospectus for his publication The Life and Work of Bishop Davies & William Salesbury (Oswestry, 1902).

Journal, [mid 1820s] (watermark 1822), of a tour through parts of Monmouthshire, Glamorgan and Breconshire, [26] July-[?3] August 1822, in the company of the Rev. B[arton] B[ouchier] and his wife. The author is unidentified but was a resident of Monmouth; the journal was compiled by him after the fact from his notebooks. The tour began and ended in Monmouth, going west as far as Neath, then northwards to Brecon (NLW ex 2962 (i)).
Also included are: a volume of religious notes, [?1820s], in the same hand as the journal (NLW ex 2962 (ii)); and a mid-Victorian album of cartes de visite relating to the family of Edward Smalley Hutchinson of Radcliffe, Lancashire, and Longworth Hall, Lugwardine, Herefordshire, containing thirty-four photographs of family members and five depicting at least two different churches, one being the parish church of St Mary, Radcliffe (NLW ex2962 (iii)).

Six scripts, 2016, of the television programme 'Adrian's Election Bites', being interviews between Adrian Masters, political editor at ITV Wales, and leaders of the political parties in Wales, broadcast on ITV Cymru Wales prior to the 2016 Welsh Assembly elections. The leaders interviewed were Alice Hooker-Stroud (Wales Green Party), Nathan Gill (UKIP), Kirsty Williams (Liberal Democrats), Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru), Andrew R. T. Davies (Conservatives) and Carwyn Jones (Labour).

177 letters, 1915-1918, from Sapper Robert Glynn Griffiths (1898-1991), Royal Engineers, mainly to his parents in Deganwy whilst receiving military training in Bletchley and Birmingham, and in the battlefields of France. Also included is a volume compiled by his son D Geraint Griffith, the donor, entitled: ‘Letters of the First World War from Sapper Robert Glynn Griffiths’, 2009-2015, together with a Welsh version.

A file containing papers, 1911-1913, relating to Ernest Evans from Welshpool (b. 1897), Junior Clerk, Cambrian Railways Company, Oswestry, including his application form for the position, 1911, and examination paper, 1913.

Naw llythyr, 1970 a heb ddyddiad, yn Gymraeg, oddi wrth yr Athro J. R. Jones at aelodau o'i deulu, ynghyd â llythyr ato gan yr Athro Richard I. Aaron, 1945.

Translation into Tamil, 1985, by Mrs Thangaratnam Muttu Cumaraswamy, of the English translation by Eluned Phillips of her poem 'Bonds', originally entitled 'Clymau', for which she was awarded the Crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1983; together with a small watercolour inscribed on the reverse 'Hen efail y gof, Talgarreg, Ceredigion, ym min hwyr, gan Dewi Emrys. Mehefin, 1943' ('The old smithy, Talgarreg, Ceredigion, in the evening, by Dewi Emrys. June, 1943').

Manuscript story, [1896x1908], entitled 'Gibbet or Cross?', by Allen Raine; together with a copy of Carmarthenshire Life (Autumn 2008), including an article 'Allen Raine, a voice from the past' by Carol Byrne Jones.

Research, 1993-1994, compiled by Dr Glyn Rhys concerning the Ceredigion ancestry of Sir Kyffin Williams.

Cyfrol o gerddi yn llaw Ellis Roberts (Elis Wyn o Wyrfai), [1866]-[1882], yn y mesurau caeth yn bennaf, gan gynnwys beddargraffiadau a chyfieithiad o emynau; cerdd brintiedig i W. R. M. Wynne, a Mrs Wynne, yn dilyn eu priodas, Mai 20, 1891, a cherdd goffa i’w wraig, 1892; copi o’i bregeth a draddodwyd ganddo yn ei wasanaeth ordeinio yn Eglwys Gadeiriol Llanelwy yn 1893; ynghyd â dau lythyr a ysgrifennodd at ei ferch Esther Margaret (‘Essie’), 1894 a 1895 a ‘Marwnad ar ol y diweddar Barch. Ellis Roberts (Elis Wyn o Wyrfai), Llangwm’ gan awdur dienw. = A volume of poems in the hand of Elis Wyn o Wyrfai, [1866]-[1882], mainly in strict metre, including epitaphs and translations of hymns; two of his printed poems: Welcome home. To W. R. M. Wynne, Esq, and Mrs Wynne, after their marriage, May 20, 1891, and In memoriam. My wife, 1892 and a copy of his ordination sermon preached at St Asaph Cathedral, 1893; together with two letters from him to his daughter Esther Margaret (‘Essie’), 1894 and 1895 and an elegy to the poet by an unknown author.

Bound volume containing printed reports of the Cardiganshire War Savings Committee, 1917-1918, and a letter from the donor, dated 6 September 1920, addressed to the Librarian, Sir John Ballinger.

File comprising copies of songs which were sung by the Investiture Choir at Caernarfon Castle on 1 July 1969 at the Investiture of the Prince of Wales. The songs include ‘Praise the Lord’, words by Aneirin Talfan Davies and music by Arwel Hughes; ‘Eryri (Snowdonia)’, words by T. H. Parry-Williams and music by Alun Hoddinott, and ‘Rhapsody for a Prince’ by Mansel Thomas. Also included is a copy of the official programme signed by members of the choir, and press material relating to the event. = Ffeil yn cynnwys copïau o ganeuon a berfformiwyd gan Gôr yr Arwisgiad yng Nghastell Caernarfon, 1 Gorffennaf 1969, adeg Arwisgiad Tywysog Cymru. Yn eu plith mae ‘Molwn di, o Dduw’, y geiriau gan Aneirin Talfan Davies a’r gerddoriaeth gan Arwel Hughes; ‘Eryri’, geiriau gan T. H. Parry-Williams, cerddoriaeth gan Alun Hoddinott, a ‘Rhapsody for a Prince’ gan Mansel Thomas. Ceir copi hefyd o’r rhaglen swyddogol wedi’i harwyddo gan aelodau o’r Côr, a deunydd o’r wasg yn cofnodi’r digwyddiad.

Papers, 1859-[2000], accumulated by Wyn Thomas, including letters from Raymond Garlick, 1991-2000, Islwyn Ffowc Elis, 1989, and J. M. Cleary, 1993; together with letters sent to T. Ifor Rees responding to his publication, In and around the Valley of Mexico (1954), and from renowned writers including D. J. Williams, T. Gwynn Jones, and T. H. Parry-Williams. = Papurau, 1859-[2000], a grynhowyd gan Wyn Thomas, yn cynnwys llythyrau ato oddi wrth Raymond Garlick, 1991-2000, Islwyn Ffowc Elis, 1989, a J. M. Cleary, 1993; ynghyd â llythyrau a anfonwyd at T. Ifor Rees yn ymateb i’w gyhoeddiad In and around the Valley of Mexico (1954), ac oddi wrth lenorion amlwg megis D. J. Williams, T. Gwynn Jones, a T. H. Parry-Williams.

Papurau ychwanegol, [1915]-[1993], y cerddor William Llewelyn Edwards, yn cynnwys drafft o’i gyfrol gyntaf o emyn-donau Clychau’r maes (Llandysul, 1976) gyda’r hen nodiant yn ei law; llyfrau lloffion yn cofnodi ei lwyddiannau cerddorol a darlledu eu emyn-donau ar ‘Caniadaeth y Cysegr’; llythyrau yn ei longyfarch ar ennill y wobr gyntaf am gyfansoddi emyn-dôn yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Abertawe 1982; a nodiadau cefndirol ar ei emyn-donau. Ceir traethawd ‘Golwg ar fywyd a gwaith William Llewelyn Edwards, Bron Rhiwel, Llandre, Bow Street, cyfansoddwr emyn donau’ gan Anwen Ebenezer, a chyfrol ’Iesu bia’r gân’ yn cynnwys emyn-donau J. T. Rees a fu’n dysgu cerddoriaeth i William Llewelyn Edwards.

Envelope containing routine correspondence and papers of Clifford Dyment relating to pensions, National Insurance and Social Security, 1948-1971; together with his school report at Loughborough, Spring Term, 1929; and papers, 1978, of Dyment's mother, concerning a 'British Poetry Today' reading including one of his poems.

A copy of Clifford Dyment, Experiences and Places: New Poems (London, 1955) containing pencil annotations by the author.
These include notes headed 'Capricorn / middleclass / heart in middle' (front endpaper); notes relating to the poems 'Derbyshire born, Monmouth is my home' (p. 7) and 'The Corner Shop' (p. 19); and an early version of 'Bahnhofstrasse' (p. 36).

A copy of Clifford Dyment, Selected Poems (London, [1945]), containing the dedication 'To mother From Clifford' (f. i).

A copy of Clifford Dyment, The Axe in the Wood (London, 1944). Many of the poems contain pencil emendations in the hand of the author; most are also accompanied by autograph printing histories.

A proof copy of Clifford Dyment, The Axe in the Wood (London, 1944) containing numerous autograph emendations in ink in the hand of the author, all of which are incorporated in the published version (see iv).
Among the most substantial alterations are the following: line 8 of the title poem (p. 12), 'For glory seems to crowd upon the axe', is replaced with 'A swaying axe has always drawn a crowd'; lines 12-13 of 'Absolute Power absolutely Corrupts' (p. 32) are replaced by the version as published, as are the final three lines of the poem 'Carrion' (p. 34); and the poem 'The Marriage in Cana' (p. 27) is directed to be omitted altogether and replaced by 'Green Love' (from p. 38). The title page has the title as published, however the front cover gives the title as 'A Song to Saint Francis'.