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Llythyr, 12 Awst 1977, oddi wrth [R.] Gerallt Jones, Borth, at Hywel M[eredydd] Davies, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, yn trafod ei ddaliadau Cristionogol yng nghyd-destun ei nofel, Triptych (Llandysul, 1977), a oedd newydd ennill y Fedal Ryddiaith yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol. = Letter, 12 August 1977, from [R.] Gerallt Jones, Borth, to Hywel M[eredydd] Davies, Bridgend, discussing his Christian beliefs in the context of his novel, Triptych (Llandysul, 1977), which had just won the Prose Medal at the National Eisteddfod.

A note, 26 July 1969, from Mary Lago to Michael Holroyd (ff. 111-112) enclosing typescript extracts, [July 1969], of a letter from Mrs George Prothero [i.e. Mary Frances Prothero] to Alice Rothenstein, Rye, 11 September [1907x1909] (f. 111).
Prothero's letter contains gossip and news concerning Roger and Helen Fry, Augustus John, Dorelia McNeill, Henry and Euphemia Lamb and Charles Conder.

Fragment of a printed letter, 20 July 1804, from J[ohn] Jones, secretary of the Anglesey Druidical Society, to J[ohn] Lewis, Esq., Bodior, giving notice of the Anniversary (or annual) Meeting of the Society, to be held at the Bull's Head Inn, Beaumaris, on 2 August 1804.

Tri llythyr, 1928-1932, oddi wrth Richard Bennett, Caersws, at Ifor Ceredig Jones, Aberystwyth, yn trafod materion personol yn bennaf. = Three letters, 1928-1932, from Richard Bennett, Caersws, to Ifor Ceredig Jones, Aberystwyth, mainly concerning personal matters.
Mae'r llythyrau yn cyfeirio at farwolaeth y Parch. J. D. Jones, Gellifor, tad I. C. Jones (f. 53), a'r gradd MA a roddwyd i Bennett gan Brifysgol Cymru ym 1932 (f. 54). = The letters refer to the death of the Rev. J. D. Jones, Gellifor, I. C. Jones's father (f. 53), and to the honorary MA awarded to Bennett by the University of Wales in 1932 (f. 54).

Llythyr, 2 Mai 1933, oddi wrth y Parch. W. Nantlais Williams, Rhydaman, at y Parch. a Mrs George J. Davies, Tre-boeth, Abertawe, yn trafod materion teuluol â chyfraniadau arfaethedig ar gyfer Yr Efengylydd, misolyn a olygid gan Nantlais. = Letter, 2 May 1933, from the Rev. W. Nantlais Williams, Ammanford, to the Rev. and Mrs George J. Davies, Tre-boeth, Swansea, discussing domestic matters and planned contributions to The Evangelist, the monthly magazine edited by Nantlais.
Am gefndir teuluol y derbynwyr, gweler Cynog Dafis, Mab y Pregethwr (Talybont, 2005). = For the recipients' family background see Cynog Dafis, Mab y Pregethwr (Talybont, 2005).

Two letters, 1946-1947, to Gwyn Jones, the first from Dorothea Braby, London, 6 December 1946 (ff. 28-29), and the second from John Cowper Powys, Corwen, 11 November 1947 (ff. 30-32), both of which concern Gwyn and Thomas Jones's new translation of the Mabinogion, published as The Golden Cockerel Mabinogion ([London]: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1947).
Braby discusses her illustration for the title page of The Golden Cockerel Mabinogion and includes a written description of its layout (f. 29) (see Professor Gwyn Jones, 'The Golden Cockerel Mabinogion, 1944-1948', Trans. Cymm. (1989), 181-209 (pp. 197-206) for further details and for extracts of related letters from Braby). Powys congratulates Jones on the translation, requests a cheap edition and gives his thoughts on translations in general.

A bill for services rendered, 18 January 1871, in the hand of Dr William Price, Pontypridd, and addressed to the Rev. Dr Rees [?Henry Rees].

Llythyr, [?6] Mawrth 1920, oddi wrth John Thomas (Eifionydd) at Glyn Myfyr, o bosib ynghlyn ac erthyglau ar gyfer Y Geninen. = Letter, [?6] March 1920, from John Thomas (Eifionydd) to Glyn Myfyr, possibly concerning proposed articles for Y Geninen.

Rhigwm ar gyfer hel calennig, fu'n eiddo i Samuel Thomas, Trefeglwys, Sir Drefaldwyn, ac wedi'i ddyddio 7 Rhagfyr 1854. = A rhyme for collecting calennig (New Year's gift), belonging to Samuel Thomas, Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, and dated 7 December 1854.

Letter, 16 May 1903, from John Ballinger, Central Library, Cardiff, to the Rev. T. Llechid Jones, enclosing requested publications.

Llythyr teipiedig, 22 Mawrth [1940x1953], oddi wrth Elfed, Penarth, at 'Katie' (f. 91) yn amgau emyn ganddo o'r enw 'Crist yn y cartref newydd' ar gyfer ei phriodas (f. 92). = Typescript letter, 22 March [1940x953], from Elfed, Penarth, to 'Katie' (f. 91), enclosing a hymn by him entitled 'Crist yn y cartref newydd' for her wedding (f. 92).

Cerdyn argraffedig, Mawrth 1975, yn cydnabod cydymdeimlad ar farw T. H. Parry-Williams. Anfonwyd y cerdyn oddi wrth ei weddw, Amy, at eu ffrindiau 'Margaret ac Owen'. = A printed acknowledgement card, March 1975, on the death of T. H. Parry-Williams, sent by his widow, Amy, to their friends 'Margaret and Owen'.
Mae'r cerdyn yn cynnwys testun Cymraeg printiedig, gyda neges ychwanegol yn Saesneg yn llaw Amy Parry-Williams. = The card contains a printed message in Welsh, with an additional note in English in the hand of Amy Parry-Williams.

A typescript copy, [20 cent., third ¼], of a letter, [Summer 1930], from Augustus John, Renvyle, County Galway, to Will [?Rothenstein], in which John explains his presence in Ireland to paint W. B. Yeats' portrait.
The typescript has the date supplied in the hand of [?Michael Holroyd] and resembles typescripts of other letters to Rothenstein to be found in NLW, Michael Holroyd (Augustus John) Research Papers 4/6.

Four letters, January 1957, March-April 1961, from Berta Ruck, Aberdovey, to the novelist Richard Blake Brown, mainly concerning family matters and Brown's work.
Ruck gives an account of the declining health of her husband Oliver Onions (ff. 105-106), and his subsequent death (f. 107). She also discusses the work of the novelist Marie Corelli (f. 104) and encloses a poem of her own composition entitled 'The Flying Shadow' (f. 103).

Dau lythyr ac un cerdyn post, Hydref-Tachwedd 1942, oddi wrth J. E. Davis (Clwydian), Putney, Llundain (ff.10-12), ynghyd â cherdyn post, [24] Hydref 1942, oddi wrth R. Rhys Hughes, Bethesda (f. 14), wedi eu cyfeirio at y Parch. T. Llechid Jones, Llangynhafal. = Two letters and one postcard, October-November 1942, from J. E. Davis (Clwydian), Putney, London (ff. 10-12), together with a postcard, [24] October 1942, from R. Rhys Hughes, Bethesda (f. 14), addressed to the Rev. T. Llechid Jones, Llangynhafal.
Ymateba'r gohebwyr i lythyr Llechid yn Y Llan, 23 Hydref 1942, t. 6, yn holi am ddechreuadau gwasanaethau Cymraeg Anglicanaidd yn Llundain. Amgaeir darlun, [1932x1942], o'r Parch. John Crowle Ellis, fu'n gwasanaethu eglwysi Dewi Sant a Bened Sant, Llundain (f. 13), ynghyd â nodiadau yn llaw Llechid, [?1942], ar 'Yr Eglwys yn Llundain' (ff. 15-16). = The correspondents write in response to Llechid's letter in Y Llan, 23 October 1942, p. 6, requesting information on the origins of Welsh-language Anglican services in London. Also included is a photograph, [1932x1942], of the Rev. John Crowle Ellis, who served the churches of St David's and St Benet's, London (f. 13), together with notes in Welsh by Llechid, [?1942], on 'The Church in London' (ff. 15-16).

Llythyr ar gyfer y wasg, 4 Mawrth 1905, oddi wrth Evan Roberts y Diwygiwr, Godrecoed, Castellnedd, yn esbonio'r rheswm am ei 'Saith Niwrnod o Ddistawrwydd' diweddar (f. 24). = A letter, 4 March 1905, intended for publication, from Evan Roberts the Revivalist, at Godrecoed, Neath, in which he explains his recent 'Seven days of silence' (f. 24).
Amgaeir llungopi o doriad o'r South Wales Daily News, 6 Mawrth 1905, t. 6, yn cynnwys adysgrif o'r llythyr gyda chyfieithiad Saesneg (f. 25); cyhoeddwyd ffacsimili o'r llythyr yn yr erthygl gwreiddiol. = Included is a photocopy of a cutting from the South Wales Daily News, 6 March 1905, p. 6, containing a transcript of the letter together with an English translation (f. 25); the original article also included a facsimile of the letter.

Typescript letter, 26 March 1927, from W. H. Davies, Oxted, to [Aubrey] Herbert, [Oxford], apparently declining an invitation to speak at the Oxford Union.

Two letters from Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, Plas Brondanw, to the publishers David & Charles, 10 December 1975 (f. 62), and to their client, the author Alan Delgado, 21 December 1975 (f. 63), and carbon copies of Delgado's typescript replies, December 1975, February 1976 (ff. 64-65). The correspondence concerns Williams-Ellis's attempt to track down a record by Leslie Sarony, the sleeve of which was reproduced in Delgado's book Have You Forgotten Yet? (Newton Abbot, 1973), p. 86.

Four letters, May 1898-July 1899, from Charles Ashton, London (f. 66) and Dinas Mawddwy (ff. 67-69), to Hubert Smith, mainly concerning Ashton's work on his Welsh bibliography (see Charles Ashton, Llyfryddiaeth Gymreig o 1801 i 1810 (Oswestry, 1908)) and thanking Smith for the gift of books.

Llythyr, 8 Mai 1916, oddi wrth y Preifat I[orwerth] Hughes o Frynymaen, sir Ddinbych, oedd yn gwasanaethu gyda 17 Bataliwn y Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig yn Ffrainc, at un Mrs Owen, yn rhoi newyddion personol. = Letter, 8 May 1916, from Pte I[orwerth] Hughes of Brynymaen, Denbighshire, serving with the 17th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers in France, to one Mrs Owen, giving personal news.