- NLW MS 3117C.
- Ffeil
- [early 19 cent.].
Rhan oBonsall family papers,
Copies of legal instruments made early in the nineteenth century. Most of the examples are taken from documents relating to properties in Wales.
Rhan oBonsall family papers,
Copies of legal instruments made early in the nineteenth century. Most of the examples are taken from documents relating to properties in Wales.
'Helps towards a more copious Cambrian Biography' containing 'A List [the surnames alphabetically arranged] of Welshmen who attained the Episcopal Dignity, from the year 1558 ... to 1714'. At the beginning is an extract from a letter, dated October 7, 1825, from John Jenkins ('Ifor Ceri', 1770-1829) to Thomas Beynon, archdeacon of Cardigan.
Jenkins, John, 1770-1829
Typescript copies, [2000x2002], of Dylan Thomas trail guides, with some annotations; together with an obituary for Rollie McKenna, 2003.
The Chartist movement in Wales,
A typescript copy of an essay ? by D. E. Jenkins on 'The Chartist Movement in Wales'.
Rhan oNeuadd Wen Manuscripts,
An essay on Welsh surnames, with a list of suggested new surnames and directions for changing names, by Robert Griffith, Manchester.
Richard Griffith.
Rhan oJohn Bedford Papers,
Papers relating to estate infrastructure at Cefn Cribwr, 1771-1785, including notes on the state of the roads at the forge; plans for two new canals at the forge and at a small colliery nearby; and some notes on stirring canals, improving meadows by mixing canal soils and lime, and on mending a broken dam. The file also contains pages from various booklets on water wheels and troughs; justifications for using one water wheel at Cefn Cribwr; and a printed plan of the canal from Coventry to Oxford, 1771.
Rhan oFloyd Manuscripts
Extracts, arranged by county, taken from entries relating to Wales in Calendars of State Papers, temp. Henry VIII - James I.
Notes and collectanea relating to folklore, mainly of Wales.
Rhan oEmlyn Evans Manuscripts,
A miscellaneous collection of tunes by E[dward] Stephen (Tanymarian) and others, copied by D. Emlyn Evans in 1870, and an unaccompanied part song, 'O, na bae', by D. Emlyn Evans.
Stephen, E. (Edward), 1822-1885
Papers, 1952-1953, of the director Gilbert Gunn relating to the production of the classic Welsh comedy-drama film 'Valley of song' (frequently referred to in these papers as 'Choir practice', the play which it is based on).
Gunn, Gilbert.
Papers of Christian Rebuild, 2000-2008, donated by its secretary The Reverend Christopher Gillham. Christian Rebuild is a UK Charity, first established in Wales, which gives aid to Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The papers include leaflets and correspondence relating to the charity.
Christian Rebuild.
Papers of and relating to the artist and poet Brenda Chamberlain including her radio script 'The Protagonists', 1967, exhibition catalogues, 1962-1973. Also included is a biographical note on the artist, 1973, for Forecast, newspaper of Bangor University students, on an exhibition of her works in the university.
Chamberlain, Brenda
A photocopy of 'What's in a name?', autobiography of boxer Beaumont Valentine Griffiths, known as Beau, born in 1931 in Gilfach Goch in the Rhondda Valley.
Griffiths, Beaumont Valentine.
Edward Jones letter, national airs,
A copy of Edward Jones, Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards ... (London, 1794), with a few annotations by John Dovaston. Among items tipped in are transcripts by Edward Jones of Welsh, English and Irish airs (ff. 1, 73, 106) and a letter from him to Dovaston, 16 January 1817, concerning Welsh folk-tunes and other national airs (ff. 74-75). The letter is in answer to Dovaston's letter of 25 December 1816, which is part of Cardiff MS 4.130.
Edward Jones and John Dovaston.
Diaries, 1967-2010, of Iona Trefor Jones (1925-2011), relating mainly to her work with flowers, together with her reminiscences: ‘Cofio’ (in Welsh), and a scrapbook chronicling her contribution to flower festivals held in Chester Cathedral, Bangor Cathedral, Holyhead Parish Church and others.
Jones, Iona Trevor.
A volume containing culinary and medicinal recipes collected by Mrs John Llewellin, [1850x1870], in which sources are named, dates sometimes given, and comments included on the quality of the resulting fare or remedy.
Llewellin, John, Mrs
Reports re public library service delivery plans,
Two reports written by the donor, 1995 and 1996, for the Welsh Library Association, relating to the 'proposed provision of public library services in the new unitary authorities for Wales', together with an appendix to the second report.
Bamber, Anthony L.
A typescript work, The Monastic Houses of Wales and the Border by Robert Richards (1884-1954), MP for Wrexham, with autograph additions and corrections. For background material to this work see typescript schedule of Robert Richards Papers in NLW.
Richards, R. (Robert), 1884-
Images of Welsh Women as Portrayed by Anglo-Welsh Novelists 1850-1985,
A copy of Angela Fish's M. Phil thesis 'Images of Welsh Women as Portrayed by Anglo-Welsh Novelists 1850-1985' (University of Glamorgan, 1995)
Fish, Angela.
A copy of Barrie Williams's PhD thesis 'The Welsh Clergy 1558-1642' (Open University, 1998)
Williams, Barrie, Dr.