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A proof copy, with autograph emendations, 1937, of Henry Edmund Theodoric Vale, 'Wales: Its Character and its Dangers'. It was published as a chapter in Britain and the Beast, ed. by Clough Williams-Ellis (London, 1937) (pp. 256-265).

Correspondence, 1936-1938, between T. A. Glenn and R. D. Roberts concerning Katheryn of Berain.

A volume compiled, 1936, by R. D. Roberts, containing abstracts of St Asaph diocesan wills, 1660-1729, of persons living in Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with a first name index (pp. 149-63), and related pedigrees (pp. 164-89).

A volume containing the printer's typescript copy, 1935, with revisions in the hand of the author and notes by the compositor, of Henry Edmund Theodoric Vale, The World of Wales (London, 1935); a water-colour of Nant Ffrancon, Caernarvonshire by the author's wife, Ruth Vale, is pasted on f. 2, and nine pictures of Welsh castles, mostly extracted from newspapers, are pasted or tipped in on ff. 117v, 202v-243v, passim. Two letters, 1937, from Henry Edmund Theodoric Vale and Ruth Vale are tipped in on ff. ii and 1.

A volume containing notes, [c. 1936]-[c. 1938], by R. D. Roberts and his cousin, Arthur Foulkes-Roberts, on some of the books previously in the library of their grandfather, John Foulkes, Llechryd, Llanefydd, Denbighshire, including details relating to the provenance of the books; also included are memoranda relating to the families of Foulkes of Llechryd and Roberts of Foxhall, Henllan, Denbighshire. Letters, 1936, from A. Foulkes-Roberts to R. D. Roberts are tipped in on pp. 3 and 5.

A volume compiled, [c. 1936]-1939, by R. D. Roberts, containing abstracts of wills, 1564-1652, of persons living in Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with a first name index (pp. 163-77), and related pedigrees (pp. 178-89).

Pedigrees compiled, [c. 1936], by R. D. Roberts, of families in the parishes of Henllan and Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with transcripts of wills and other documents. Included are the families of Roberts of Henllan, and Brickdall, Edwards and Williams families of Llannefydd.

A copy of Frederick Watson, The Life of Sir Robert Jones (London, 1934), which was given to R. D. Roberts by the author in September 1934 in recognition of the help he received in preparing the work (see f. i), with notes by R. D. Roberts and press cuttings, 1933-1938, relating to Sir Robert Jones added or tipped in on pp. 1-321 passim and inside back cover. Also included are notes and press cuttings, 1934-1938, relating to Jones's uncle and mentor, the osteopath Hugh Owen Thomas (pp. 10, 12, 28, 84, 320-1, 329), and Dame Agnes Gwendoline Hunt (inside front cover, p. 120).

Facsimiles of documents relating to the parish of Llannefydd, Denbighshire, comprising pages from manuscripts in the Peniarth Collection and letters in the Lleweni Papers, together with transcripts of the documents by R. D. Roberts and a letter, 1932, to him from W. Ll. Davies, the Librarian at the National Library of Wales.

The second of two volumes of scrap-albums compiled, 1937-1940, by R. D. Roberts containing press cuttings of a series of articles entitled 'Hanes Offeiriaid Plwyfi Esgobaeth Bangor' by Richard Rhys Hughes, vicar of Glanogwen, Caernarfonshire, published in Y Llan, August 1937-January 1940, together with cards, photographs and engravings, [mid-19 cent.]-[1930s], mostly of churches within the diocese of Bangor, pasted in on f. xiv verso, pp. 105, 180, 184 and 186; and a transcript with an English translation, 1931, by Richard Rhys Hughes of 'Awdl y caws' by Deio ab Ieuan Du from Peniarth MS 99 pasted in on p. 182.

A facsimile of the death warrant, 1587, of Mary, Queen of Scots, together with a transcript of it made, [1930s], by R. D. Roberts.

Pedigrees compiled, [c. 1930]-[c. 1939], by R. D. Roberts of families in the parishes of Henllan and Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with related correspondence, 1930-1939 (ff. 93-101), and miscellaneous notes.

A note, 1926, in the hand of A[rthur] Foulkes-Roberts, highly critical of Saunders Lewis, pasted on a printed review by the latter of Cywyddau Iolo Goch ac Eraill, ed. by Henry Lewis, et al. (1925), which appeared in Y Llenor, October 1926.

A volume compiled by R. D. Roberts containing transcripts and abstracts of deeds, wills and pedigrees, 1627-1887, relating to the township of Llechryd in Llannefydd, Denbighshire. Two maps, 1926, showing the names and acreages of fields in Llechryd are tipped-in on ff. i verso-ii.

Transcripts made, 1918-1922, by D. Inward on behalf of R. D. Roberts of chancery proceedings, 1544-1553, chancery warrants, 1616, and exchequer bills and answers, 1619, 1627, relating to Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with four letters, 1917-1937, relating to the research undertaken.

Annotated and corrected typescripts of three short plays by A[rthur] Foulkes-Roberts, performed at the Denbigh Historical Pageant, 1907, together with related correspondence, 1909-1915.

A volume containing pedigrees compiled, 1915, by R. D. Roberts, of the Roberts family and collateral families in the parishes of Llannefydd and Henllan, Denbighshire. Pasted-in throughout are photographs, 1906, of Llechryd and Foxhall, together with miscellaneous press cuttings and photographs, 1918-1937, which were added later.

A volume containing an interleaved copy of Thomas Matthews, Gwaith Iolo Goch, vol. 1 (Llanuwchllyn, 1915), bound together with a copy of David James (Defynnog), Owain Glyndwr: His Life and Times (Cardiff, 1915), which was published as part of his volume Hanes Owain Glyndwr (Cardiff, 1915), with notes, press cuttings, 1920-1934, and other printed items added by R. D. Roberts relating to the lives and works of Iolo Goch and Owain Glyndŵr, together with a photograph, 1906, of Llechryd, Llanefydd, co. Denbigh.

A volume containing an interleaved copy of Catalogue of the Loan Collection of Welsh Antiquities ... compiled by William R. Owen, secretary of the Liverpool Welsh National Society, for an exhibition held under the auspices of the Welsh Industries Association in Liverpool, 1902, with notes added by R. D. Roberts, and related press cuttings and correspondence, 1902-1933, tipped or pasted in, including a letter, 1902, to R. D. Roberts from W[illiam] R. Owen requesting the loan of exhibits (f. ii).

A volume containing an offprint of Sir John Ballinger, 'Katheryn of Berain, a study in North Wales family history', Y Cymmrodor, 40 (1929), 1-42, which was given to R. D. Roberts by the author in 1929 in recognition of the help he received while correcting the proofs (see inside front cover, ff. i verso-iv). Genealogical and biographical notes on the Salesbury and related families, [c. 1934], in the hand of R. D. Roberts, occur on ff. ii verso-iv, pp. 2, 45-54 and genealogical tables I-III, together with press cuttings, 1930-1933, relating to Katheryn of Berain and Mrs Hester Piozzi tipped in on pp. 55-56, photographs of Plas Berain, Llanefydd, Denbighshire (3), 1906-1923, pasted on f. iv verso and inside back cover, and cuttings from William R. Owen, Catalogue of the loan collection of Welsh antiquities ... (Liverpool, 1902) tipped in on f. viii (see MS 13910B). Letters to R. D. Roberts from Sir John Ballinger (6), 1928-1929, and A. Foulkes-Roberts (1), 1931, are tipped in on the front coverand on ff. i verso-iii, iv and v verso.