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The original manuscripts of two historical sketches by Ellis Pierce - 'Dafydd ab Siencyn, yr Herwr' and 'Rhys yr Arian Daear'.

The letter book of Ellis Pierce, 1882-1909.

Miscellaneous notes and articles by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'), including 'Mangofion bywgraffyddol' (short biographical sketches of George Casson, William Griffith Oakeley, Griffith Owen, Harry Roberts, Ellis Pugh ('Ap Hu'), Humphrey Humphreys, D.D., John Davies ('Sion Dafydd Las'), Ellis Wynn[e], Owen Wynne Jones ('Glasynys') and John Thomas, D.D.); notes on Dyffryn Ardudwy; 'Gorchestion Celf a Gwyddor'; 'Awr gyda gwallgofddyn yn Mheiriant Railffordd'; 'Hanesyn tarawiadol gan fordeithydd'; 'Dirgelwch Morawl - Hanesyn gan hen forwr o long ei Mawrhydi y Bridge Watter'; a list of Merioneth sheriffs, 1538-1828; a short history of Russia; the lives of the Apostles; an account of a journey by train from Blaenau Ffestiniog to London, 1888; and other extracts.

Transcripts, presumably by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'), of articles on various subjects including 'Crynhodeb o Draethawd Butler ar Natur Rhinwedd', 'Bywiolaeth Eglwysig', 'Claudia neu hanes Cristionogaeth boreuol yn ynys Prydain' (with a reference to Gwyddoniadur), 'Crefydd a Moesoldeb', 'Duw ac Anian yn Anchwiliadwy', 'Y Masnach Dwyreiniol', 'Sermons preached at St. Davids, February 19th & 26th, 1888'; and an account of the murder of Hugh Lâs, Llanddwywe, and extracts from the letters of Goronwy Owen.

Essays by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy') submitted for competition at 'eisteddfodau' held at Ffestiniog: 'Rhagoriaeth y Grefydd Gristionogol ar un grefydd arall', 1876; 'Dylanwad Cartref', 1877; and 'Addasrwydd Cristionogaeth i gyfarfod â holl angen moesol dyn', 1886.

A collection of papers mainly in the hand of Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'), including 'Traethawd ar y Cyfatebolrwydd cydrhwng egwyddorion ac ymarweddiad dyn' ('Buddugol yn Eisteddfod Chwarelwyr y Llechwedd, Ffestiniog Awst 28 a 29, 1876'); 'Pryddest: Y Gydwybod'; 'Pryddest: Patagonia' ('Cyfarfod Cystadleuol Cwmorthin, Mai 11eg a'r 12fed, 1876'); 'Pryddest: Y Caethgludiad i Babilon' ('Eisteddfod Annibynwyr Festiniog ... 1884'); draft essays and poems; and, in another hand, a list of herbs growing in the parish of Dolwyddelan ('Llysieuaeth Plwyf Dolwyddelan; eu rhinweddau iachaol, a'u henwau Cymreig').

Letters addressed to Ellis Pierce by John Jones, Cefn Du, 1901; Owen Jones ('Meudwy Môn'), Llandudno, 1880-1882; Robert Jones, Rotherhithe, 1878; [Sir] John Morris Jones, 1894 (incomplete); Elias Owen (incomplete); Edward Pugh and Co., Wednesbury, 1905; John C. Roberts, Utica, U.S.A., 1908; Morris Williams ('Nicander'), 1872; and E. Ylltyr Williams (with an incomplete transcript of an elegy on the death of Edward Lloyd, Cwmbychan, 25 July 1728).

An incomplete manuscript of a history of Capel Curig and district entitled 'Capel Curig fel yr oedd, Capel Curig fel y mae, Capel Curig fel y dylai fod'.

A school exercise book of Miss M. Storey, Beaumont Cote, 1874, with exercises in arithmetic and book-keeping, and notes on agriculture; and a typescript copy of a short novel entitled 'Ianto Dafydd' depicting Welsh life in the nineteenth century, submitted for competition at the National Eisteddfod held at Bangor in 1902.

An essay, 1899, by Ellis Pierce on the social changes in rural Wales during the latter half of the nineteenth century - 'Cyfnewidiadau yr hanner can mlynedd diweddaf yn rhanau gwledig Cymru mewn ymborth, gwisgoedd, annedd-dai, iaith, addysg, arferion, gorchwylion, &c.'.

A draft and fair copy of a story entitled 'Dafydd Sion y Baledwr' by Ellis Pierce.

An account, 1900, of the life and character of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir by Ellis Pierce.

Rough drafts by Ellis Pierce of an account of the life of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir.

A draft autobiography by Ellis Pierce; and biographical sketches of W[illiam] J[ohn] Roberts ('Gwilym Cowlyd') and 'Morys y Glyn', a local celebrity in the upper reaches of Nantconwy (incomplete).

The original manuscript of A Guide to Nant Conway by Ellis Pierce, 1884, and draft articles entitled 'Teuluoedd Nant Conwy' and 'Cistiau a chewyll pysgota Nant Conwy'.

Notes and drafts by Ellis Pierce for a guide to Dolwyddelan and district.

Lists of books on sale by Ellis Pierce.

An essay on the advantages of Friendly Societies ('Traethawd ar Lesoldeb y Cymdeithasau Cyfeillgar') by 'Idwallon', 1834, and an essay presumably by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy') on 'Addysg a Christionogaeth a'u dylanwad ar ei gilydd' written for an 'eisteddfod' at Ffestiniog, 1886; and extracts from Yr Ysgol Farddol.

A collection of poems submitted for competition at 'eisteddfodau' by Griffith Jones ('Gytyn Ardudwy'), including 'Pryddest: Y Wasg, cynnygiedig i gystadleuaeth Harlech, Llun y Sulgwyn, 1877'; 'Pryddest: Y Nos' ('Eisteddfod Undebol Chwarelau Cwmorthin, Wrysgan, Rhosydd a'r Conglog, Ebrill 9 a 10, 1885'); 'Pryddest "Solomon yn cyssegru y Deml", un o Destynau Barddonol Eisteddfodol Gadeiriol Ffestiniog, y Sulgwyn, 1885'; 'Pryddest: Gwledd Belsassar' ('Eisteddfod Annibynwyr Ffestiniog Dydd Nadolig 1885'); and 'Pryddest y Diwedd [sic] Lewis Holland-Thomas, Yswain, Caerffynnon, Talsarnau, Cyfarfod llenyddol Eglwysi Llanfihangel y traethau &c. Chwefror 15, 1889'.

A collection of carols: 'Carol Plygain ar pharwel Net Puw', 'Carol Plygain ar Sawdl y Fuwch', 'Carol Plygain ar Mesur Ymadawiad y Brenin', 'Carol Nadolig ar glycha Riwabon', 'Carol Nadolig ar agoriad y melinidd', and 'Carol ar Gonset gwur Aberffraw'; an account of a meeting to make a presentation to Mr Griffith, schoolmaster, on his departure from Capel Curig; an adjudication on an essay on 'Y Diog', apparently submitted for competition at an 'eisteddfod' in Capel Curig; and 'englynion i'r Lleuad; i ofyn ffon i'r go; i'r daran'.