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- 1934-1950 (Creation)
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Yr oedd Robert William Parry (1884-1956), bardd a darlithydd o Dal-y-sarn, Dyffryn Nantlle. sir Gaernarfon, yn fyfyriwr ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth cyn symud i Fangor ac astudio dan John Morris-Jones, gan raddio yn 1908. Yn 1910 enillodd ei awdl 'Yr Haf' Gadair yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol ym Mae Colwyn. Bu'n athro yn y Barri, Morgannwg, ac wedyn yng Nghaerdydd. Rhwng 1916 a 1918 bu'n gwasanaethu yn y fyddin; ysbrydolwyd ef i lunio llawer soned ynghyd รข'i englynion er cof am Hedd Wyn yn ystod y cyfnod hwn. Yn 1922 cafodd ei benodi yn ddarlithydd ym Mangor, sir Gaernarfon, a symudodd i Fethesda, sir Gaernarfon. Cyhoeddwyd ei gyfrol gyntaf o gerddi, 'Yr Haf a Cherddi eraill', yn 1924, gan sicrhau iddo'r bri o fod yn fardd mawr. Cyhoeddwyd ei ail gyfrol o gerddi, 'Cerddi'r Gaeaf' yn 1952. Priododd Myfanwy Williams Parry (1898-1971) yn 1923.
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Scope and content
Letters (6), 1934-1950 and undated, to J. J. Williams, M.A., Assistant Director of Education for Birkenhead, viz. one letter, typewritten, [19]39, from J. Glyn Davies, Cambridge, and five letters, 1934-1950 and undated, four holograph, the other typewritten, from Bob [i.e. Robert Williams] Parry, Bethesda, together with a telegram and a letter, December, 1950, to Mrs. [E. M.] Williams, widow of J. J. Williams, the one from R[obert] W[illiams] Parry, the other from R. W. and M[yfanwy] Parry, on hearing of the death of J. J. Williams.
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Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
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Finding aids
The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 13213D.
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Name access points
- Parry, Robert Williams -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Williams, J. J. (John John), 1884-1950 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Williams, J. J. (John John), 1884-1950 -- Death and burial (Subject)
- Williams, J. J. (John John), 1884-1950 (Subject)
- Davies, J. Glyn (John Glyn), 1870-1953 (Subject)
- Williams, Elsie May (Subject)
- Parry, Myfanwy Williams, 1898-1971 (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Language(s)
- English
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Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971); June 2010.
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.