Royal warrant, 10 February 1855, appointing Conrad Potgieter, esq., assistant commissary general of stores, provisions, and forage in H.M. Forces; a royal warrant, 10 November 1871, appointing Conrad Frederick Potgieter, esq., deputy controller in the Control Department of H.M. Army; a passport, 24 November 1883, issued to C. F. Potgieter to travel on the continent accompanied by his wife and niece; and a receipted tailor's bill, 1868, in respect of a sum due from Assistant Commissary General Potgeiter.
A binder containing various documents relating to Kanonier Obergefreiter Kurt Kruger, a WWII Luftwaffe P.O.W held at Camp 70 in Henllan, Pembrokeshire, 1946-1948. Includes Kruger's 'Soldbuch', the standard identity document in the German military. Also includes December 1947 issue of 'Der Wegweiser' (The Signpost) from Henllan Camp, as well as Kruger's certificate of discharge, certificate of registration, ID document for foreigners in Britain, work permit, and passport (1968-1973).
Photocopies of original documents (Home Office papers),1968-1970, relating to the investiture of the Prince of Wales and extremism in Wales. These were received as a result of enquiries made under the Freedom of Information Act.
Photostat reproductions of documents in the Public Record Office relating to the relic known as Croes Naid, viz. the compotus of Richard de Grymesby, 1352 (Exchequer Miscellanea E.407/5/100), an extract from the Pipe Roll of 27 Edward III (1352), and an inventory of the jewels and relics belonging to St George's chapel, Windsor, 1534 (Exchequer, Treasury of Receipt Books, Vol. III, No. 11), with typewritten transcripts and translations, all mounted and bound in volume form, being one of two volumes made in 1945 at the expense of Mrs Winifred Coombe Tennant, the other presented to the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor.
Documents and papers mainly relating to Presteigne:. Account book, 1948-1949, of G Evelyn of Presteigne, florist and bulb grower (NLW ex 1235). Miscellaneous documents and papers, 20th cent., including documents relating to the Evelyn family of Corton, Presteigne, among them three documents, 1911-1916, relating to Nash Court Farm, Presteigne (NLW ex 1236).
Deed signed and sealed, 27 October 1688, by George, Lord Jeffreys, Baron of Wem, Lord High Chancellor, making financial provision for his eldest son John Jeffreys and his daughters in accordance with powers set out in a previously drawn up deed of settlement.
Deeds and documents, 1280-1797, relating to Shropshire, Cheshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Montgomeryshire and Staffordshire, together with genealogical, heraldic and antiquarian notes, compiled c. 1745-c.1766 and [mid 19th cent.].
Papers, photographs and press cuttings, 1931-37, concerning D. L. (David Lewis) Davies (1872-1937), Labour MP for Pontypridd, mostly relating to the 1931 Parliamentary By-election, his work as a politician, and death. Other items include ephemara such as election pamphlets, programmes, and tickets to attend the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth on 12th May 1937.
Deeds, 1447-1829, relating mainly to properties in the parishes of Bedwellty, Trevethin, Aberystruth, and Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire; records of the parish of Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, 1782-1848; pocket-books of David Davies of Penyvan, 1794-1848; and accounts, 1782-1817.
35mm colour slides of notable buildings, features and beauty spots in England & Wales. These were commercially produced and sold in sets. There is a certain amount of duplication of some views.
Walton Sound & Film Services Ltd 86 Richford St, London W6.
Diwygiad Dirwestol yn Llyn tua 1880au gan William John Jones, Aberdaron; bywgraffiad William Jones, Bryncroes gan William John Jones, Aberdaron. Rhwng byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan Dr Emyr Wyn Jones, Manceinion, Hydref 1973.
Manuscript pencil sketch, [1965], of Alun Hoddinott's 'Dives and Lazarus', a cantata for soprano and baritone soloists, choir and orchestra, with words written and adapted by Gwynno James. The work was commissioned for the 1965 Farnham Festival and first performed on 20 May 1965. Also included is a manuscript copy of the words [?in the hand of Gwynno James] (ff. ii-iii) and a letter from Hoddinott to Felix Aprahamian, [28] March 1966 (f. i).
Papers, 1977, regarding the dissolution of the printers and publishers Hugh Evans & Sons Ltd, Liverpool, including a list of plant, machinery and stock to be sold by auction, 14 September 1977; and microfiche copies of documents relating to the Company held at the Companies Registration Office for England and Wales.
A dissertation, by the donor, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the BA History degree at the University of Southampton (13/5/2021), entitled 'You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs: an investigation into the role of Western correspondents and governments in the cover-up of the Ukrainian Famine, 1932-33'. The contribution of the journalist Gareth Jones in uncovering the Holodomor is covered in this study.
The National Library was allowed to photocopy a dissertation by E. Margaret Humphreys entitled 'Edgar Leyshon Chappell (1879-1949) A Biography' which was submitted for the Diploma in Continuing Education (Local History) at the University of Wales Cardiff, 1993.
