Dangos 15106 canlyniad

Three letters, 1951-1953, from Dylan Thomas and his parents to Dylan's cousin, Mai Griffiths of Cross Hands.
They consist of: a letter from Dylan, 16 December 1952, informing Mai of the death of his father that day (ff. 3-4; apparently unpublished); a letter from his father David John (Jack), 28 June 1951, sympathising with Mai on the recent loss of her husband and giving family news (ff. 1-2); and a letter from his mother Florence (Florrie), 4 May [1953], on the recent death of Florence's daughter Nancy (ff. 5-6).

Papurau a gasglwyd ynghyd gan y diweddar Miss Catherine (Katie) Richards ar ôl ymweliad â'r Ariannin i ddathlu canmlwyddiant y Wladfa ym 1965. Mae'r papurau yn cynnwys rhaglenni gweithgareddau dathlu, torion o'r wasg, rhestr o aelodau Undeb Cymry Ariannin, yn ogystal â rhai cardiau post a ffotograffau yn ymwneud â'r achlysur.

A notebook kept by John Griffith, Llwyndyrus containing drafts or copies of letters sent to superior officers, extracts from medical works, and the log, 28 November 1808-18 April 1809, of an expedition from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Martinique and back to Halifax.

Transcripts of the journal of John Bryan (1770-1856), one of the pioneers of Welsh Wesleyan Methodism, who was appointed in 1801 to join John Hughes (1776-1843) and Owen Davies (1752-1830) in North Wales; transcript of a copy of a letter sent to the Welsh Calvinists Society by John Bryan on his leaving the Society in 1799; transcript of a letter from Thomas Coke (1747-1814) to J. Gaulter.

Records of Skelmersdale Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church, comprising a register of births, baptisms and deaths, 1925-1963.

One of two volumes of letters, mainly of the Watkin family of Moelycerni, near Aberystwyth, most of them written to Evan Watkin (fl. c. 1801-c. 1845), schoolmaster, translator of the first four books of Homer's Iliad, compiler of Greek grammars and editor of The Demetian Mirror, or Aberystwyth Reporter; letters from correspondents other than members of the Watkin family; a copy of the elegy on Lewis Morris (1701-1765) by Goronwy Owen (1723-1769); sermons preached at Llangorwen and elsewhere; etc.

One of two volumes of letters, mainly of the Watkin family of Moelycerni, near Aberystwyth, most of them written to Evan Watkin (fl. c. 1801-c. 1845), schoolmaster, translator of the first four books of Homer's Iliad, compiler of Greek grammars and editor of The Demetian Mirror, or Aberystwyth Reporter; letters from correspondents other than members of the Watkin family; a copy of the elegy on Lewis Morris (1701-1765) by Goronwy Owen (1723-1769); sermons preached at Llangorwen and elsewhere; etc.

Autograph letters, 1820-1898, from numerous correspondents, written mainly to John Jones (Ivon) (1820-1898), Aberystwyth; miscellaneous papers relating mainly to Aberystwyth and Cardiganshire, 1840-1870, including adjudications of poetical compositions by John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt) (1822-1877), particulars of sailings of the Cambrian Steam-packet Company and the Aberystwyth and Cardigan Bay Steam Packet Company, papers relating to the opening of the railway at Aberystwyth, 1864, and to the proposed memorial to Daniel Rowland (1713-1790) at Llangeitho, papers relating to the parliamentary election in Cardiganshire, 1868, and voting papers of the borough of Aberystwyth, papers relating to literary and other societies in Aberystwyth, and papers relating to the Aberystwyth National Eisteddfod of 1865 and the Ruthin National Eisteddfod of 1868; etc.

A copy of The Answer of Judge Jenkins, to the Imputation put upon his Plea in Chancerie; Which was read in open Court the 14 of Februarie, 1647. And avowed by David Jenkins, Prisoner in Newgate. [London], 1648; an account, taken from the Public Records, of proceedings in the Court of Chancery brought against Jenkins (1582-1663) in 1649 by John Ernle, Whetham, Wiltshire, father-in-law of John Thomas, Bettws, Llangeinor, Glamorgan, concerning the will of the latter and of his father, Lewis Thomas; extracts taken in the Public Record Office from Glamorgan fines, 36 Henry VIII - 12 Charles I, to which members of the Thomas family were parties; genealogical tables, based on the Golden Grove pedigree manuscripts, showing the inter-connections of the Thomas and Jenkins families.

A manuscript containing a translation by Alcwyn C. Evans (1828-1902) of a Latin document relating to the arbitration, 1278, of Richard de Carew, bishop of St Davids, in a dispute between the Prior of St John the Evangelist's Priory at Carmarthen and John ap Richard, perpetual vicar of St Peter's Church, Carmarthen; a letter, 21 February 1858, from Hudson Gurney (1775-1864), Keswick Hall, Norwich to Thomas Brigstocke (1809-1881), artist, inquiring his charges for painting a copy of a portrait of Dr Thomas Young by Sir Thomas Lawrence; proclamations by two Arabic potentates, 1861, granting a safe-conduct to Europeans.

A file of material, 1991-2004, relating to the Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative, a project launched in 1990 under the auspices of the Institute of Welsh Affairs to make Welsh children more aware of their heritage. Its aim is to encourage young people in schools in Wales to take a greater interest in their heritage and the contribution made to it by their families and communities, by holding an annual competition for heritage projects in schools in Wales.

Record book, 1853-1860, of the Llandyssul Benefit Society, Llandysul, Cardiganshire (est. 3 August 1853, dissolved December 1909), containing various minutes, resolutions and memoranda, 1853-1860 (ff. i verso, 14 verso-36, 38), monthly contributions, 1853-1855 (ff. 3-7 verso, 9 verso-14 verso), lists of honorary members, 1853-1853 (ff. 2, 8), and miscellaneous accounts, 1853-1855 (ff. 36 verso-37 verso).

A manuscript containing poetry, in Welsh, by W. Eilir Evans, Robert Jones (Meigant), William Roberts (Gwilym Eryri), H. Tudwal Davies and Thomas Williams (Brynfab) submitted for competition at the Caernarvon national eisteddfod, 1894, together with adjudications by Watcyn H. Williams (Watcyn Wyn), Ellis Roberts (Ellis Wyn o Wyrfai), J. J. Roberts (Iolo Caernarfon) and T. Tudno Jones (Tudno).

A presentation copy of The Letters of Elizabeth Myers, ed. by Littleton C. Powys (London, 1951), inscribed by Powys, 8 November 1951, to Mrs [Dorothy May] Meech, his typist on this and other books, together with three letters, 1951-1955, from Powys to Mrs Meech (ff. 2-4), the first of which accompanied the book. Also included is a presentation copy of Littleton C. Powys, The Powys Family (Yeovil, 1952), inscribed by the author, October 1952, to the antiquarian Joseph Fowler, together with a letter, 26 October 1952, from Powys to Fowler (f. 1).
The letters have been placed in an archival envelope.

One of two manuscripts containing a copy of S. R. Meyrick, ed.: Heraldic Visitations of Wales and part of the Marches between the years 1586 and 1613 ... by Lewys Dwnn, deputy herald at arms ..., 2 vols (Llandovery, 1846) presented to Meyrick (1783-1848) by the Committee of the Welsh Manuscripts Society, with letters from John Evans, secretary to the Society, Augusta Hall (1802-1896), Benjamin Hall (1802-1867), Joseph Morris and Thomas William King (Rouge Dragon).

Two articles by H. Rhys Davies, the one entitled 'The Forging of a Welsh Identity', 2002, and the other 'Financial Support by H. R. Davies for Plaid Cymru from 1966 until 1975', 2002, together with a letter from the donor to Gwynfor Evans, 25 September 2002.

A musical score, 'Castell Dolbadarn' by John Metcalf, a work inspired by Turner's painting. Presented as part of the celebrations of opening Drwm, the new cultural centre at the National Library of Wales, June 2004.

Music manuscripts, notebooks, papers relating to the National Museum of Wales and the University of Wales, and other miscellaneous material belonging to Dr Mary Davies (1855-1930) and her husband, W. Cadwaladr Davies (1849-1905). Amongst the papers is a later copy of a collection of Welsh airs, compiled and arranged by 'Orpheus' [James James] for the Eisteddfod at Llangollen, 1858 (now NLW Minor Deposit 150B).

Cofysgrifau Mudiad Undebol y Chwiorydd Birkenhead, Bebington a'r Cylch, 1961-2002, gan gynnwys tair cyfrol o gofnodion cyfarfodydd, 1970-2002, llyfrau cyfrifon, 1961-2002, cyfrol yn rhestru'r aelodau, 1986-2002, rhaglenni Dydd Gweddi Byd-Eang y Chwiorydd, 1970-2002, a phapurau amrywiol eraill.