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Awduron ac ysgolheigion Cymreig

Pum deg chwech llythyr, 1980-2022, yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, oddi wrth awduron, ysgolheigion ac eraill, o Gymru neu gyda chysylltiadau Cymreig, yn cynnwys Donald Allchin, 1980 (ff. 1-4), John Barnie, 1992, [?1994] (ff. 5-6), Tony [Brown], 1998 (f. 7), Gillian Clarke, 1989 (f. 9), David Cole, 1998 (f. 10), Tudor David, [1994] (f. 11), Oliver Davies, 1999 (f. 12), T. J. Davies, 1990 (f. 13), Maura Dooley, 1993 (ff. 14-15), Nicholas Edwards, [Barwn Crughywel], 1998 (f. 16), Tom Ellis, 1998-1999 (ff. 17-22), Gwynfor [Evans], 1990 (f. 23), Meredydd Evans, [d.d.] (ff. 24-26), Raymond Garlick, 1981 (f. 27), [R.] Geraint [Gruffydd], 1990-2007 (ff. 28-31), Chris Harvie, 1992, [1994] (ff. 32-33), Marged [Haycock], 1998 (f. 34), Jeremy Hooker, 1990, 1993 (ff. 35-38), A. O. H. Jarman, 1990 (f. 40), Nigel Jenkins, 1990 (f. 41), Gwerfyl Pierce Jones, 1990 (f. 42), Gwyn [Jones], 1990 (f. 43), Katie Jones [Gramich wedi hynnu], 1985 (f. 44), R. Brinley Jones, 1990 (f. 46), D. Tecwyn Lloyd, 1981, 1984 (ff. 49-51), Clare Morgan, 1990 (f. 52), Prys Morgan, 2022 (f. 55), Gwilym Prys Davies, [Barwn Prys-Davies], 1998 (f. 56), Ioan Bowen Rees, 1990 (f. 57), John [Rowlands], 1995 (f. 60), Rob Stradling, 2004 (f. 61), Dilys [Williams, chwaer Waldo Williams], 1985 (f. 62), [David] Gwyn Williams, [?1980au cynnar] (ff. 63-64), [J.] Gwynn [Williams], 1998 (f. 65), a Robin Young, 2003 (f. 66). Mae nifer o'r llythyrau yn llongyfarch Ned Thomas ar ei apwyntiad fel cyfarwyddwr Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru yn 1990, neu ar ei ymddeoliad o'r swydd honno yn 1998. Ceir hefyd gopi o lythyr oddi wrth Thomas at Prys Morgan, 2022 (ff. 53-54) a chopi o gerdd gan R. Gerallt Jones (f. 48). = Fifty-six letters, 1980-2022, in Welsh and English, from authors, academics and others from Wales or with Welsh connections, including Donald Allchin, 1980 (ff. 1-4), John Barnie, 1992, [?1994] (ff. 5-6), Tony [Brown], 1998 (f. 7), Gillian Clarke, 1989 (f. 9), David Cole, 1998 (f. 10), Tudor David, [1994] (f. 11), Oliver Davies, 1999 (f. 12), T. J. Davies, 1990 (f. 13), Maura Dooley, 1993 (ff. 14-15), Nicholas Edwards, [Baron Crickhowell], 1998 (f. 16), Tom Ellis, 1998-1999 (ff. 17-22), Gwynfor [Evans], 1990 (f. 23), Meredydd Evans, [d.d.] (ff. 24-26), Raymond Garlick, 1981 (f. 27), [R.] Geraint [Gruffydd], 1990-2007 (ff. 28-31), Chris Harvie, 1992, [1994] (ff. 32-33), Marged [Haycock], 1998 (f. 34), Jeremy Hooker, 1990, 1993 (ff. 35-38), A. O. H. Jarman, 1990 (f. 40), Nigel Jenkins, 1990 (f. 41), Gwerfyl Pierce Jones, 1990 (f. 42), Gwyn [Jones], 1990 (f. 43), Katie Jones [later Gramich], 1985 (f. 44), R. Brinley Jones, 1990 (f. 46), D. Tecwyn Lloyd, 1981, 1984 (ff. 49-51), Clare Morgan, 1990 (f. 52), Prys Morgan, 2022 (f. 55), Gwilym Prys Davies, [Baron Prys-Davies], 1998 (f. 56), Ioan Bowen Rees, 1990 (f. 57), John [Rowlands], 1995 (f. 60), Rob Stradling, 2004 (f. 61), Dilys [Williams, sister of Waldo Williams], 1985 (f. 62), [David] Gwyn Williams, [?early 1980s] (ff. 63-64), [J.] Gwynn [Williams], 1998 (f. 65), and Robin Young, 2003 (f. 66). Several of the letters congratulate Ned Thomas on his appointment as Director of the University of Wales Press in 1990, or on his retirement from that rôle in 1998. Also included is a copy of a letter from Thomas to Prys Morgan, 2022 (ff. 53-54) and a copy of a poem (in Welsh) by R. Gerallt Jones (f. 48).

Allchin, A. M.

Other publications

File includes Cytuno ar Gynulliad ar gyfer y 1990au / Agreeing an Assembly for the 1990s, (1989); Pam fod angen Senedd i Gymru - 10 cwestiwn ac ateb / Why we need a Parliament for Wales - 10 Questions and Answers, (1994); John Cox, Fair Votes for Wales (1996); and Tom Ellis and John Osmond, Rhoi'r bobl yn gyntaf: Ethol Cynulliad i Gymru / Putting the people first: Electing a Welsh Assembly (1996).

Ellis, Tom, 1924-2010

Welsh language status

  • NLW MS 22551E.
  • File
  • 1970-1988

Papers, 1970-1988, relating to the legal status of the Welsh language, accumulated by Tom Ellis while he was Labour MP for Wrexham, mainly comprising correspondence between himself and Raymond Garlick, 1971-1979, 1988 (ff. 1-171 verso). They relate mainly to court cases concerned with the language campaign in the 1970s and contain references to the operation of the Welsh Language Act 1967 and to the activities of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg and other groups. Press cuttings and other related papers forming part of this group are NLW ex 1045.

Ellis, Tom, 1924-2010

Letter and card to Tom Ellis

A letter, 2 October 1990, from the poet R. S. Thomas to Tom Ellis, former MP for Wrexham, regarding a controversial speech by Thomas on the movement of non-Welsh speaking immigrants into the Welsh language heartland (f. 95, Welsh). Also included is a postcard, 1998, sent by Thomas to Ellis reacting to an article concerning Seamus Heaney in Prospect Magazine (f. 96, Welsh).
Accompanying the letter is a cutting of an article by Ellis ('British justice in the dock', Western Mail, 1 October 1990, p. 10) concerning Thomas' speech (f. 94, English).

Thomas, R. S. (Ronald Stuart), 1913-2000

Welsh language campaign

Three files of correspondence, newspaper cuttings and other papers, 1969-1984, compiled by Raymond Garlick in support of the 1970s campaign of non-violent direct action concerning the status of the Welsh language, in which his wife and children were involved. The files contain papers relating to the use of Welsh during court proceedings involving protesters, and in prisons (ff. 1-133) and the actions of the police during various protests and court appearances (ff. 134-219) as well as general documents and correspondence (ff. 220-343).
The correspondents include various judges and court officials (ff. 1, 11-12, 42-44, 65-66, 70, 74, 82-83, 104, 111, 208, 224), the Home Office (ff. 2-5, 56-58, 75), the National Council for Civil Liberties (ff. 6-7, 101, 173, 183, 261-262, 318-319), the Lord Chancellor’s office (ff. 9-10, 29, 34-38, 45-48, 94, 310-313), the Law Society (ff. 20-28, 102-103), Dyfed-Powys Constabulary (ff. 134-148, 184-185, 191, 210-212), South Wales Constabulary (ff. 149-151, 186-188, 193-195, 197-200), Gwynedd Constabulary (ff. 152-156, 177, 180, 182, 204-205), Manchester and Salford Police (ff. 169-171), the BBC (ff. 324-334, 336-337), newspapers including the Times and the Western Mail (ff. 49-50, 52, 54, 68-69, 73, 84, 107-108, 110, 116, 119, 121, 172, 196, 226, 234), and Welsh members of parliament including Gwynoro Jones (ff. 59-60, 178-179, 181, 201-203, 309) and Tom Ellis (ff. 117, 258, 268-271, 280-282). Also included are papers relating to the memorandum on the workings of the Welsh Language Act (1967) submitted to Lord Justice Edmund Davies in 1972 by the National Council for Civil Liberties (ff. 263-300, 303-304, 314-317). Other items of interest are letters in Welsh, from Dafydd Iwan, 5 June 1969, concerning the demonstration against Prince Charles’s attendance at the Urdd eisteddfod (f. 220) and from Iestyn Garlick to his parents, 19 April 1972, while on remand at H.M. Remand Centre, Cardiff (f. 252).

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