ADRODDIAD BLYNYDDOL / ANNUAL REPORT

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1 ADRODDIAD BLYNYDDOL / ANNUAL REPORT MAXWELL FRASER BEQUEST & TREFIN ARCHDDERWYDD CYMRU BEQUEST The late Maxwell Fraser (Mrs Edgar Phillips), Slough, Berkshire. A brief description of this bequest appeared in last year's Annual Report. It consists of the manuscripts and papers of Maxwell Fraser ( ), authoress and travel writer, and of her husband, Edgar Phillips (`Trefin', ), to be known at the testator's request as the `Maxwell Fraser Bequest' and the `Trefin Archdderwydd Cymru Bequest'. The `Maxwell Fraser Bequest' is by far the larger group and contains correspondence ; diaries with detailed entries, , and a journal of a tour of Poland in 1930; drafts and typescripts of books, articles, and broadcast scripts; notes and material relating to the testator's researches in connection with these works including a large group relating to Lord and Lady Llanover and the Hall family ; circulars, newsletters and correspondence relating to the many societies of which the testator was a member (the Cambrian Archaeological Association, the International Arthurian Society, Kilvert Society, Offa's Dyke Association, P.E.N., Sherlock Holmes Society of London and other societies which reflect her interest in literature, history and archaeology, music and Celtic matters). There is a substantial amount of correspondence (letters received and copies of replies), much of it connected with the preparation of the testator's many books, articles and guides, and with her work preparing publicity material for the Great Western Railway and British Railways (Western Region) (including Holiday Haunts, ). The greater part is arranged in chronological order but some has been retained in files relating to particular books (mainly concerning Wales), to her research concerning the Hall family, and to the societies of which she was a member. The small group of papers relating to her parents contains letters from the testator including some written from Sweden in From 1948 the correspondence is largely relating to Wales and there is a wide range of Welsh correspondents. There is also a small but interesting group of letters to the testator's uncle Lovat Fraser ( ), the prominent journalist and author of India under Curzon and after (1911). It includes letters from Lord Curzon, Lord Fisher, Lord French (with two letters from W. W. Asquith to Sir John French in 1914), Lord Northcliffe, Earl Roberts and Lord Rothermere. (Maxwell Fraser Bequest). The `Trefin Archdderwydd Cymru Bequest' is a much smaller group of manuscripts, papers and letters. It contains poetry and prose compositions ; a few sermons and adjudications by Trefin ; notes relating to Welsh literature and history and to prominent Monmouthshire men, in particular research relating to Aneurin Jones (`Aneurin Fardd', ) and Edmund Jones ( ); letters relating mainly to the period but including a group of letters of congratulation on his winning the chair at the Wrexham National Eisteddfod in 1933; letters, scrapbooks and other papers relating to the National Eisteddfod, the Gorsedd of Bards and the Cornish Gorsedd; diaries containing very few entries, 1940, , , ; notes and letters relating to his family, including the Bateman family of co. Pembroke; and Trefin's reminiscences (in Welsh) with an English translation. The obituaries and tributes published after Trefin's death have been placed with the biographical material together with the letters of sympathy and related correspondence received by his widow, the correspondence relating to his biography by Brinley Richards: Cofiant Trefin (1963), and an English translation in manuscript of the biography. (Trefin Archdderwydd Cymru Bequest). A large collection of items, including line engravings, wood engravings, coloured aquatints, coloured lithograph, a pencil-and-wash drawing and a watercolour, mainly of places in Wales, particularly Pembrokeshire, mainly mid-19th century, an invitation card, 1841, some verses by W. Williams (Caledfryn), 1821, atlases, 20th-century, maps, plans and monographs, 17th-19th and 20th-century, and five photograph albums, early 20th-century (Dept of Pictures and Maps). TUDOR LLEWELLYN GRIFFITHS The late Mr Tudor Llewellyn Griffiths, Swansea, per Mr H M Griffiths, Pembroke.

2 A collection of 48 sheets, comprising maps, plans, sections, diagrams and graphical representations mainly related to the coal-mining industry of South Wales (Dept of Pictures and Maps), plus a collection of 75 publications by the South Wales Institute of Engineers, (Dept of Printed Books). F E LLEWELLYN-JONES The late Reverend F E Llewellyn Jones, Hereford, per Mr Moelwyn I Williams, M.A. Ph.D., Aberystwyth. A mercury barometer and a wall mirror including a girandole (Dept of Pictures and Maps). A portrait of the mother of Rev F. E. Llewellyn-Jones and a small silk memorial ornament relating to his great grandmother (Dept of Pictures and Maps). D MYRDDIN LLOYD The late Mr D Myrddin Lloyd, Aberystwyth. A collection of about fifty volumes and pamphlets concerning the Romanian language and literature and the history and culture of Romania (Dept of Printed Books). J M HOWELL, ABERAERON The late Mrs N Poulgrain, Aberaeron, per the late Dr C H Cotter, Aberaeron. Additional manuscripts of John Morgan Howell ( ) of Aberaeron and his daughter, the late Mrs. Nesta Poulgrain (see Annual Reports p. 22 ; ; p. 48 ; , p. 44 ; , p. 53), including a diary of a journey to Naples [1937]; two volumes of press cuttings, , relating to Aberaeron; a history of Dr. Thomas Phillips, Neuaddlwyd; copies of newspaper articles and carols by J. M. Howell; a pedigree of the Howells family of Penybaily, parish of Llangunllo; and family correspondence, A collection of photographs including those of ships, Mr. John M. Howell, Rev T. E. Roberts, Mrs. Aeron Davies, and Mr. Geraint Morgan Howell, an illuminated manuscript, a degree certificate and a celebration programme (Dept of Pictures and Maps). ABERGAFENNI MUSEUM Abergavenny Museum, per Mrs Tucker.

3 A manuscript map dated 1759, entitled `A map of the Honble. Sr. Edwd. Wms. Bart's Lordship of Dynas....' (Dept of Pictures and Maps) SION ALED Mr Siôn Aled, Bristol. The donor allowed the Library to record him reading his poem Wynebau, which won the crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Machynlleth, E A BENJAMIN, PENARTH Mr E A Benjamin, Penarth. Copies of a study by the donor of the Cwmrheidol, Cardiganshire, enumeration district, based on the census returns (NLW Facsimiles 360); of an index of baptisms and burials compiled by the donor from the bishops' transcripts for the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr, (NLW Facsimiles 381-2), and of indexes to the marriage register of the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr, (NLW Facsimiles 383) and to the marriage register of St. Michael's Church, Aberystwyth, (NLW Facsimiles 386). CLIVE BETTS Mr Clive Betts, Caerffili. A further group of press-releases, printed, etc., c , to be added to the collections donated by Mr. Betts in 1978 and The subjects covered include transport, the Welsh language, industrial and commercial affairs, the Land Authority for Wales, and local government. CAERYNWCH LIBRARY CATALOGUE Blackwell's Rare Books, Abingdon, per Mr Edward A East. Manuscript catalogue of the library at Caerynwch, co. Merioneth, 1848 (NLW MS 21795A). YNYR A BURGES Major Ynyr A Burges, D.L., Battle, East Sussex.

4 Major Burges has kindly allowed the Library to photocopy his pedigree and history of the descendants of William Burches of Beaumaris and Sumerstowne, 15th-17th centuries (NLW Facsimiles 394). CAMBRIAN RECORDINGS Cambrian Recordings, Pontardawe. One copy of each record published by Cambrian Recordings during the year (Dept of Pictures and Maps). CANADIAN CENTRE FOR FOLK CULTURE STUDIES The Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, National Museums Canada, Ottawa, Canada. A copy of the Glenys James collection of tapes in the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, recorded on minute audio cassettes, mainly by Glenys James in 1974 (Dept of Pictures and Maps). It comprises interviews in Welsh and English concerning life in Canada, Patagonia and Wales, Welsh songs and recitations in Welsh, by over 70 contributors, mostly of Welsh origin. GEOFFREY CHARLES Mr Geoffrey Charles, Lampeter. The donor allowed the Library to record a conversation with him regarding the film `Yr Etifeddiaeth' (1947) (Dept of Pictures and Maps). Mr Charles has presented a copy of the film and the original negative. CHARLES CHARMAN Mr Charles Charman, Denbigh. A file of correspondence, , supplementing NLW MS 20610E (see Annual Report , p. 26), between the donor as chairman of the Publishers' Section of the Union of Welsh Publishers and Booksellers, and Welsh M.Ps., the Welsh Books Council, and the Welsh Arts Council, concerning grants for publishing Welsh books for adults and for schools, the Gittins Report, 1968, and the memorandum sent to the Secretary of State by the Welsh Joint Education Committee, which referred to the setting up of a printing press and publishing unit to produce Welsh books for schools (NLW MS 21709E). MARGARET GLADYS CLOTHIER

5 Mrs Margaret Gladys Clothier, Aber-porth, Dyfed. Mrs. Clothier has kindly allowed the Library to photocopy the pedigree chart compiled by her of the Williams family of Trellyffant, parish of Nevern, co. Pembroke, and related papers (NLW Facsimiles 370). Facsimiles of related correspondence and pedigrees added October CLWYD CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Clwyd Centre for Educational Technology, Mold. One copy of each item published by the Centre comprising seven tape-slide presentations, nine tapepacks, two slide-packs, 16 educational packs and nine other publications (Dept of Printed Books). COLLEGE OF LIBRARIANSHIP WALES, ABERYSTWYTH College of Librarianship Wales, Aberystwyth. Through Mr.Tom Evans, Director of the Audio Visual Unit, the Library was allowed to make a copy of the video presentation `Bookbinding by Hand', produced by the College (Dept of Pictures and Maps). ALFRED T DAVIES The Reverend Alfred T Davies, Cincinnati, U.S.A. A further group of papers of Sir Alfred T. Davies ( ), Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Department of the Board of Education, (see Annual Report , p. 36). EDWARD DAVIES, ABERANGELL Mr Edward Davies, Aberangell, Gwynedd. Mr. Davies has kindly allowed the Library to photocopy four notebooks belonging to Elias and William Rowlands, Cockshead, Llanwrin, , containing exercises in arithmetic and penmanship (NLW Facsimiles ), and a letter, 1861, from Robert Parry (`Robyn Ddu Eryri'), to `Mr. Rowlands' (NLW Facsimiles 369). ELWYN DAVIES, TENBY

6 Mr Elwyn Davies, M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., LL.D., Tenby. Research papers of Professor Herbert John Fleure ( ) on the distribution of blood groups in the United Kingdom, with special reference to Wales, including his own research notes, , notes and drafts for Ada C. Kopêc, The Distribution of the Blood Groups in the United Kingdom (London, 1970), lecture notes of Dr. Kopêc, , and offprints of articles by Elizabeth S. Brown and I. Morgan Watkin, ; correspondence, , mainly from Ada C. Kopêc, A. E. Mourant and R. A. Pelham ; and papers and correspondence on the archaeology of the Channel Islands, Cornwall and Devon, (H J Fleure Papers). A copy of Parts II and III of the donor's thesis for the degree of Ph.D. (Manchester), 1937, on `Race, Demography and Rural Settlement in the Isle of Man' (NLW MS 21745C). [Part I was published in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, vol. 66 (1936), pp ] Minutes of the Council of the National Museum of Wales and of committees connected with the Museum, (National Museum of Wales Papers). An Atlas of Denmark (Atlas over Danmark) published by The Royal Danish Geographical Society (Det Kongelige Danske Geografiske Selskab), 1949; volume 1 The Landscapes (Dept of Printed Books). An Atlas of Denmark, Text and Photographs published by The Royal Danish Geographical Society (Det Kongelige Danske Geografiske Selskab), 1949, Volume 1 The Landscapes by Axel Schou (Dept of Printed Books). An Atlas of Sweden (Atlas Over Sverige) published by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (Svenska Sallskapet for Antropologi och Geografi), 1953 (Dept of Printed Books). Five photographs of portraits of Crawshay family members from Llanfair Court, Abergavenny, including William Crawshay ( ), Richard Crawshay ( ), William Crawshay I ( ), William Crawshay II ( ) and Robert Thompson Crawshay II ( ) (Dept of Pictures and Maps). Photographs, postcards, a booklet, a map, newspaper cuttings, guide books, plans, programmes and other information related to the 1965 centenary celebrations of Welsh settlement in Argentina (Dept of Pictures and Maps/Dept of Printed Books). A group photograph showing members of the Governing Council of Coleg Harlech, c (Dept of Pictures and Maps). ETHEL GEORGE DAVIES Mrs Ethel George Davies, Pontardawe. Sixteen photographs, mainly groups associated with the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, (Dept of Pictures and Maps). $$T SHEEP REGISTER Mr Owen Davies, Aberystwyth. Sheep register used by the donor's father, Thomas John Davies, Carreglwyd, Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardiganshire, to record ear-, pitch- and muzzle-marks relating to large tracts of cos. Brecon, Cardigan and Radnor, also extending into cos. Carmarthen and Montgomery, giving a total of over five hundred entries (NLW MS 21722A). BRECONSHIRE ELECTION PAPERS

7 Mr R G Davies, Crickhowell. Papers relating to Parliamentary Elections for the county of Brecon, 1874, 1875 and 1880, including correspondence, registers of voters, canvassing books and related documents, of the Conservative Party organization in the Crickhowell and Tal-y-bont polling districts. The Conservative Party candidates in these elections were the Hon. G. C. Morgan, M.P., Howel Gwyn and A. J. Morgan. TY-GLYN The late Dr T I Davies, Wrexham, per Mr Gareth Davies, London. A supplementary group of papers relating to the Tyglyn estate, co. Cardigan (see Annual Report , p. 24), consisting of deeds and documents and correspondence, , valuations of timber, , rentals, , and papers reflecting the military careers of Lt. Col. William Wilson and his son-in-law Captain Alban Thomas Davies of Tyglyn, NOTEBOOK CONTAINING CAROLS, HYMNS & VERSE Mr William Morgan Davies, Abergele, per Mrs Marian Beech Hughes, B.A., The National Library of Wales. A 19th century notebook containing transcripts of carols, hymns, and other Welsh verse including `Y Gân Newydd' [commencing `Mae'r gwaed a redodd ar y groes'] by Robert Williams (`Robert ap Gwilym Ddu', ), the carol `Roedd yn y wlad honno fugeiliaid yn gwylio', and hymns attributed to Evan Evans [?`Ieuan Glan Geirionydd', ] and Morris Gryffydd, Llanllechid (NLW MS 21726B). E M R DITMAS Miss E M R Ditmas, Oxford. Research papers of the donor, mainly concerning Arthurian legends and folklore, including indexes, newspaper cuttings, , maps, drafts and offprints of articles and lectures with related correspondence, , and photocopies of printed material; papers of Arthurian conferences, ; and papers concerning Aslib, About six hundred printed books and pamphlets, mainly on Arthurian-related topics, folk-lore, mythology and local history, to be added to the collection previously donated to the Library (Dept of Printed Books). Y DDOLEN

8 Y Ddolen, per Mr Gwynfor Jones, Llanilar. Papers, , relating to Y Ddolen, the local Welsh newspaper of Cwm Ystwyth and Cwm Wyre SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH, FERRYSIDE Mr Thomas J Edwards, Barry, per Mr J I Morgan, Northwood, Middlesex. A register of the membership and births pertaining to Salem Baptist Church, Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, , with an account, 1897, of the descendants of William and Phebe Jenkin, Cwm-slac, St. Ishmael, in the hand of Llewelyn Morgan Edwards, Mountain Ash, Glamorgan (NLW MS 21748B). `CYMANFA GANU DOSBARTH Y GARN' Mr W Llewelyn Edwards, F.T.S.C., F.V.C.M., F.R.S.A., Llandre, Dyfed. Two additional committee minute books, , of `Cymanfa Ganu Dosbarth y Garn, Sir Aberteifi', the Garn District, co. Cardigan, Calvinistic Methodist Singing Festival (see Annual Report , p. 30) (NLW MSS B). DOUGLAS J ELLIOTT Mr Douglas J Elliott, Longden, Shrewsbury. A bond, 1631 (NLW Deeds 1255), and two pedigrees,? 1822, of the Lloyds of Peterwell, co. Cardigan (NLW Rolls 162). Nodiadau NLW Rolls, Schedule Available. D L P EVANS Mr D L P Evans, Shawbury, Shropshire. Some thirty deeds and documents, , relating mainly to lands in the parish of Maenordeifi, co. Pembroke (Maenordeifi Deeds); a rental and rent book, , of lands in the parish of Cenarth, co. Carmarthen, belonging to the Vaughan family of Golden Grove (NLW MSS A); and two notebooks, 18th-19th centuries, originally belonging to the donor's ancestors from Newcastle Emlyn and Cenarth, containing hymns and religious poetry in Welsh and English, hymn-tunes, sketches of local views and miscellaneous jottings (NLW MSS A).

9 A collection of about one hundred volumes of religious and general literature, principally of the nineteenth century (Dept of Printed Books). Four ambrotypes and one daguerreotype showing unidentified members of the family of Rachel Thomas, each one mounted and cased, c (Dept of Pictures and Maps). GARETH EVANS, ABERYSTWYTH Mr Gareth Evans, Aberystwyth. Letters, , to Rev W. M. Evans, minister of the Welsh Church, Latrobe Street, Melbourne, relating to Yr Ymwelydd, the monthly newspaper for Welshmen in Australia and New Zealand (NLW MS 21555C), and a photocopy of a letter, 1863, from Gaynor Edwards, Cricieth, to her son in Australia (NLW Facsimiles 369). CALVINISTIC METHODIST ARCHIVES Mr H Turner Evans, F.L.A., F.R.S.A., Carmarthen. Ministry collection book of Cwmdwyfran Presbyterian church, South Carmarthenshire Presbytery recording members' contributions, Records relating to Llandyfaelog Presbyterian church, co. Carmarthen, comprising Sunday School attendance registers and accounts, ; counterfoils of membership tickets, ; and a sheet containing photographs of eminent Calvinistic Methodist ministers in co. Carmarthen. P JOYCE EVANS Mrs P Joyce Evans, Swansea, per The Reverend Ieuan S Jones, M.A., B.D., Swansea. Diaries of the donor, in an almost unbroken sequence from 1906 to 1979, including details of the time she and her late husband, Rev William Evans, spent in Madagascar as missionaries, ; together with notes of talks, accounts of visits and journeys, letters and some newspaper cuttings. The Library already holds a copy of Mrs. Evans' autobiography (NLW Facsimiles 219). The diaries are not to be consulted for 30 years after date of composition. The donor allowed the Library to record a conversation with her concerning her experiences as a missionary in Madagascar and her diaries. GEOFFREY FAIRS PAPERS Mr Geoffrey L Fairs, M.A., F.R.Hist.S., Hay-on-Wye. Several thousand index cards compiled by the donor while researching for his A History of the Hay.

10 FFRED FRANSIS Mr Ffred Ffransis, B.A., Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Dyfed. An uncompleted thesis by the donor on the treatise by Siôn Dafydd Rhys on early British history `Traethawd Siôn Dafydd Rhys ar Wiredd Hanes Sieffre o Fynwy', including a typescript transcript of the text from Peniarth MS 118, pp (NLW MSS E). GRENVILLE FRANCIS Mr Grenville Francis, Aberystwyth. Mr. Francis has kindly allowed the Library to photocopy the following material (NLW Facsimiles 375-7) : two account books, , of Henry Francis ( ), a mine agent in the Marazion area of Cornwall; the Francis family history compiled by the donor's grandfather, Henry Francis, who was surveyor, accountant and agent of several Cardiganshire mining ventures between 1870 and 1920; a photograph, taken at the wedding of the donor's parents, which also features Henry Francis and the family register of Arminius Burgess of Yeadon, co. York (1829- c. 1900). `A CASTLE OF CLOUD' BY EDWARD THOMAS Friends of the National Library of Wales. A prose piece entitled `A Castle of Cloud' in the autograph of Edward Thomas ( ), which appeared in a shorter version in his posthumously published collection Cloud Castle and Other Papers (London, 1922) (NLW MS 21750D). TEGAI ROBERTS, CHUBUT Museo Regional de Gaiman, Gaiman, Chubut, Argentina, per Miss Tegai Roberts, Curator Photocopies of original material kept at the Museum at Gaiman which relates to the Welsh Colony in Patagonia: the diary of John Murray Thomas's journey to the Andes, 1877, the diary of Thomas Benbow Phillips, , his letters and papers; the diary of Randal Phillips, , , letters and deeds, , essays, , literary items, , and a collection of the literary works of Mrs. Irma Hughes de Jones (`Irma Ariannin'), (NLW Facsimiles ); together with over eighty funeral hymn-sheets, (NLW Ex 482). WILLIAM GEORGE, BOOTLE Mr G Walter George, Blundellsands, Liverpool.

11 A small group of the papers of the late William George, of Bootle, and his family, , records relating to the Liverpool Welsh National Society, ; and accounts, 1898, relating to Balliol Road Welsh Baptist church. EDGAR GEVAERT Mrs Edgar Gevaert, Sint Marteus Latem, Belgium. Eight items by the donor's late husband and a biography of him by Marcel Lecomte. Edgar Gevaert ( ) was an artist and one of the Flemish refugees who came to Wales during the First World War. He was later very active in the international peace movement associated with Lord Davies. COLLAGE IN WATERCOLOUR Mrs Dorothy Glen-Doepel, Lincoln. A collage in watercolour by Edwin Harold Glasbey entitled `Welsh Landscape' (Dept of Pictures and Maps). M FANCH GOURVIL M Fanch Gourvil, Draveil, France. Six papers by the donor on Breton names and local history. PANTYFEDWEN TRUST PAPERS Mr R Geraint Gruffydd, B.A., D.Phil., The National Library of Wales. Papers relating to the Catherine and Lady Grace James and the John and Rhys Thomas James Foundations, LOWRI GWILYM Miss Lowri Gwilym, B.A., M.Litt., Roath, Cardiff.

12 Miss Gwilym has kindly allowed the Library to photocopy her thesis for the degree of M.Litt. (Oxon.), 1979, on `Theory and criticism in the Welsh literary revival with special reference to contemporary periodicals, ' (NLW Facsimiles 391). HTV HTV, Pontcanna, Cardiff: By permission of HTV the Library recorded on U-matic video cassettes 95 items transmitted during the year (Dept of Pictures and Maps). MRS SUNTER HARRISON Mrs Sunter Harrison, Wrexham. Marriage settlement, 1627, of John Edisbury and Martha Downing, relating to property in the parish of Marchwiail, co. Denbigh (NLW Deeds 1258). MARGARET HOOTMAN Mrs Margaret Hootman, Iowa City, U.S.A., per Mrs Mair Jones, B.A., Aberystwyth. Papers relating to Welsh churches in North America, including newspaper cuttings, photographs and printed material relating to the Welsh Congregational Church, Old Man's Creek, Johnson County, Iowa, , pamphlets concerning Congregationalist and Presbyterian churches in New York and in Wankesha County, Wisconsin, , and a programme of the Ontario Welsh festival, 1982 (NLW Ex 481). DR RODERICK HOWELL Dr Roderick Howell, Mumbles, Swansea. Dr. Howell has kindly allowed the Library to photocopy his pedigrees of the Gwynne and Howell families of Llanelwedd, co. Radnor (NLW Facsimiles 378). CANON HENRY THOMAS PAPERS The Reverend A W R Hughes, Aberystwyth.

13 Papers of Rev Canon Henry Thomas ( ), vicar of Arthog, formerly vicar of Tywyn, and editor of Yr Haul, They include notes relating to Merioneth, with special reference to local history and antiquities and gentry families; notes on Welsh literature, the development of the eisteddfod, and theology ; an address given on the centenary of the National School at Dolgellau, 1946; and printed material including a poster advertising celebrations for the majority of Athelstan J. S. Corbet, 1871, and a report on local charities, LAWYER'S PRECEDENT BOOK AND A COMMONPLACE BOOK Mr David E Hughes, Llandudno. A lawyer's precedent book compiled between 1793 and 1823, mainly of Glamorgan and Brecon interest, including a case concerning the appointment of a non-welsh speaker to the vicarage of Aberysgyr, co. Brecon,1774, costs of executing a horse-thief in co. Radnor,1785, and an application and licence to perform plays in Brecon,1792 (NLW MS 21785B), and a commonplace book compiled between 1818 and c.1828 containing miscellaneous poems including an apparently unpublished poem by Byron, `On a Lock of Hair', a famous sermon on malt attributed to Dr. John Dod and humorous letters, epigrams, epitaphs and charades including a few composed by Charles James and Richard Porson (NLW MS 21786E). DAVID HUGHES & SONS, ABERDYFI Mr Llew Hughes, Aberystwyth. Business records of David Hughes & Sons, Aberdyfi, tailors and drapers, comprising ledgers , day books, , account books, , a bank account book, ; and a file of bills and invoices, 1927; a notebook containing minutes and other records of the Sunday school of [Tabernacl G.M. church Aberdyfi], ; and a notebook containing brief details relating to the Aberdyfi Burial Board, ACCOUNT BOOK AND RENTAL Mr Simon Hughes, Tal-y-bont, Dyfed. An account book, , and a rental, , of property in the parishes of Machynlleth Is y Garreg, Llanbrynmair (Dylife), Llanfair Caereinion, co. Montgomery, and Tywyn (Aberdyfi) co. Merioneth, belonging to David Howell, his wife, and son J. M. Howell, Plas Penhelig, Aberdyfi (NLW MSS D). DR J H HUTTON Mr P Hutton, Clent, Stourbridge.

14 A further collection of some fifty volumes from the library of the late Dr. J. H. Hutton (Dept of Printed Books).There are a few works on heraldry, falconry and related topics but the main body of the collection consists of works by and about members of the Hutton family. RICHARD E HUWS Mr Richard E Huws F.L.A. The National Library of Wales. A copy of the donor's thesis for the Fellowship of the Library Association, 1981, on `A History of the House of Spurrell, Carmarthen, ' (NLW Facsimiles 384). Five unpublished poems by John Llewelyn Roberts, Pen-y-groes, co. Caernarfon (c ) (NLW MS 21702D). SCRAPBOOKS RELATING TO CYMDEITHAS YR IAITH Mr Alun Ifans, Treletert, Fishguard. Four scrapbooks containing press cuttings, , relating to Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society), the Free Wales Army, and other nationalistic movements and activities (NLW Ex ). IFOR JENKINS PAPERS Mrs C E Jenkins, Llanelli, Dyfed. A typescript copy of the M.A. (Wales), 1929, thesis of the donor's late husband, Mr. Ifor Jenkins on `A comparative study of the French, Welsh and Latin versions of the Purgatoire de Saint Patrice (Purdan Padrig)', together with related papers; and a typescript article on the male voice choirs at the Fishguard National Eisteddfod, 1936 (Ifor Jenkins Papers). Twenty-six glass lantern slides (3¼") of pages from the Mabinogi. DAFYDD JENKINS, ABERYSTWYTH Emeritus Professor Dafydd Jenkins, M.A., LL.M., Litt.D., F.R.Hist.S., Aberystwyth. Four photographs taken at St. David's Day dinners organised by the London Welsh in 1926, 1928, 1929 and 1930 (Dept of Pictures and Maps). A collection of postcards of Welsh, British and foreign places (Dept of Pictures and Maps). PANTYFEDWEN TRUST PAPERS

15 Mr David Jenkins, C.B.E., M.A., D.Litt., Penrhyn-coch, Dyfed. Papers relating to the Catherine and Lady Grace James and the John and Rhys Thomas James Foundations, HELYGOG & TANYBWLCH, LLANLLECHID Mrs D Audrey Johannessen, Hafrsfjord, Norway. A small supplementary group f deeds and papers relating to the Pughe family and their estates: Helygog, co. Merioneth, , and Tanybwlch, Llanllechid, co. Caernarfon, ; correspondence, ; and draft pedigrees. TUDOR JOHN Mr Tudor John, Frankfurt-am-Main. Mr. John allowed the Library to copy the manuscript of his `The Basanos Poems' (NLW Facsimiles 372). D ELWYN LLOYD JONES Mr D Elwyn Lloyd Jones, M.C., B.A., London, per Mr Dafydd Morris Jones, B.A., Aberaeron A late 18th century manuscript containing poetry by Daniel Jones (c ), Blaenhaul, Llanddewi Aber-arth, co. Cardigan (NLW MS 21738B); later transcripts of poetry by Daniel Jones (NLW MSS B); and a transcript of Daniel Jones, Marwnad Er Coffadwriaeth am Saith o Bysgodwyr a Gollodd eu Bywyd or un Llester Ar Far Aberayron dydd Mercher 15fed o fis Tachwedd Yn y Flwyddyn 1814 (Aberystwyth, 1814), two letters, , from Sir Evan D. Jones, Bart., great - grandson of Daniel Jones, to Miss Eleanor Vivian Beckett, a cousin of the donor's father, concerning the manuscripts, and newspaper cuttings relating to Llanddewi Aber-arth (NLW MS 21741B). DAFYDD MORRIS JONES Mr Dafydd Morris Jones, B.A., Aberaeron. A volume containing 19th century transcripts of poetry by Daniel Jones (c ), Blaenhaul, Llanddewi Aberarth, co. Cardigan, and biographical data (NLW MS 21742A). Records of the Cerdd Dant festivals held at Aberystwyth, 1954 and 1962, and at Tregaron, 1966 (Papurau Gwyliau Cerdd Dant Cymru).

16 Some fifty letters in Welsh, , from Ifan ab Owen Edwards and R. E. Griffith to the donor's father, the architect D. T. Jones, Aberystwyth, relating to work carried out by the latter for the Welsh League of Youth (NLW MS 21794D). E D JONES, ABERYSTWYTH Mr E D Jones, C.B.E., B.A., LL.D., F.S.A., F.L.A., Aberystwyth. Thirty letters, mostly in Welsh, from the Dutch scholar Theodor Max Chotzen to the donor, , and a letter, 1946, from his widow relating to her husband's imprisonment at the hands of the Germans and subsequent death on 27 February 1945 (NLW MS 21755C). E PRYCE JONES The Reverend E Pryce Jones, M.A., Llwyncelyn, Dyfed. Letters to the donor, , from D. Gwenallt Jones, R. Hopkin Morris and others (NLW MS 21749D). URDD NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD Mrs Edith Jones, Parc, Y Bala. A volume relating to the Urdd National Eisteddfod in the Aman Valley in 1937, with minutes of the executive committee, (NLW MS 21708C). ENOC JONES Mr Enoc Jones, Aberaeron. Facsimile copy of a short autobiography of [ ] Morgan (b. 1818) of Gorsyddalfa, parish of Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, co. Cardigan, who emigrated to the United States (NLW Facsimiles 374). GUS C E JONES PAPERS Councillor Gus C E Jones, Welshpool. Two files of correspondence and papers, , relating to local government affairs of the former borough of Welshpool during the mayoralty of the donor and a supplementary group of papers

17 reflecting the donor's involvement in local public life, ; and a minute book of the Myllin (Llanfyllin) Literary and Debating Society, (NLW MS 21729B). HOWARD C JONES, PENARTH Mr Howard C Jones, Penarth. Papers collected by the donor for a history of the Cardiganshire Constituency Labour Party, including a letter [c ] from James Griffiths M.P., and two letters from Islwyn ap Nicholas, together with a typescript note on the Aberystwyth branch, The group also contains press cuttings, , and typescript minutes of meetings, 1960s. (NLW MS 21751E). An election poster [1970] and five photographs of T. E. Nicholas, Elystan Morgan, John Morris, Fred Foulkes and others, and of the Progress Hall, Aberystwyth (Dept of Pictures and Maps PE ). Correspondence and papers, , relating to the career of Baron Elystan Morgan of Aberteifi (1932- ), M.P. for Cardiganshire, (NLW MSS E). DAVID WILLIAMS PAPERS Professor Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, M.A., F.R.Hist.S., University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. A small group of papers from the library of Professor David Williams ( ) to be added to the papers previously donated by Professor Williams's widow (see Annual Report , p. 58). `CLWB HERBER' The Reverend Ieuan S Jones M.A B.D Swansea. Minute book, , of `Clwb Herber', the Caernarfon and district Ministers' Fraternal (NLW MS 21725C). JOHN MEREDITH LLOYD JONES PAPERS The late Mr J Meredith Lloyd Jones, Conwy, per Mr J Glyn Lloyd, Llandudno Junction. Personal and family papers of John Meredith Lloyd Jones, Conwy, ( ), including entries for eisteddfodau, ; two scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings relating to the Liverpool Scottish regiment, ; notes, chiefly religious, hymns and devotional verse, and programmes of special services, ; a bundle of army papers and diaries, ; and correspondence and papers relating to India, with special reference to the Christian community, (J. M. Lloyd-Jones Papers). A miscellaneous collection of about seven hundred publications in Welsh and English, principally of religious interest (Dept of Printed Books).

18 A collection of 35 open-reel tapes recorded by the late Mr. J. Meredith Lloyd Jones between about 1959 and 1974, comprising mainly Welsh radio programmes (Dept of Pictures and Maps). JOHN WILLIAM JONES, ABERYSTWYTH Mr John William Jones, Aberystwyth. The donor allowed the Library to record a conversation with him mainly about life in Aberystwyth before the First World War (Dept of Pictures and Maps). THOMAS JONES PIERCE PAPERS Mrs Megan Wyn Jones, B.A., Llanfair Talhaearn, per Mr J Beverley Smith, M.A., F.R.Hist.S., Aberystwyth. Adroddiod Blynyddol The papers of Thomas Jones Pierce, M.A., F.S.A., ( ), Research Professor of Medieval Welsh History at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, , including lecture notes, drafts of articles, research notes and transcripts from manuscript sources, and a bundle of correspondence, together with a small group of the research and lecture notes of W. Garmon Jones, Jones Pierce's tutor at the University of Liverpool. MARTIN JONES PAPERS Mrs Olwen Elizabeth Jones, Aberystwyth. Additional papers of Professor Martin Jones (see Annual Report , p. 49). CARADOC MILLS Mr Robert Jones, Llanrwst. Letters, , to Caradoc Mills, Llanrwst (d.1950), relating mainly to articles on scientific subjects contributed by him to Cymru, Cymru'r Plant and other Welsh magazines (NLW MS 21718C).The correspondents include Owen M. Edwards, Archibald Geike, Robert Owen Hughes (`Elfyn'), and Eleazer Roberts. JEAN YVES LE DISEZ M Jean Yves Le Disez, Guerlesquin, Bretagne, France.

19 A copy of the donor's thesis on `John Cowper Powys, landscapist of liberation: a study of space in A Glastonbury Romance' (NLW MS 21705D). L E LATCHFORD Mr L E Latchford, Aberystwyth. A typescript copy of a diary kept by the donor from 20 January 1940 to 23 February 1941, when he was employed at H.M. Customs and Excise, Swansea, as well as being an air-raid warden (NLW MSS D). It provides a day-by-day record of civilian life and reactions during the period of the phoney war, Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain and contains particularly vivid accounts of the bombing of Swansea.. LEWIS LEWIS (`AWENFAB O WYNFE') Mr Ivor Lewis, D.Sc., M.D., M.S., F.R.C.S., St. Asaph. Papers, , of the donor's ancestors who farmed on the foothills of the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire, his grandfather, Edward Lewis, having moved from Cwmaman to Gwynfe around The greater part of the papers, however, relates to the donor's father, Lewis Lewis (`Awenfab o Wynfe', ) and includes a large number of poems by him. Most of the correspondence, , consists of letters addressed to him from relatives and others in the United States of America and Canada, including D. N. Thomas (`Nicholas Ddu'), and from his landlord C. Bassett Lewis, Aberystwyth. Also included are a late eighteenth century notebook containing servants' accounts and religious verse ; mid nineteenth century exercise books ; a tune book of Lewis Lewis ; a bidding account book, 1826 and 1839, and three bidding letters, ; eisteddfod posters and programmes, ; and printed ballads. POLICE BOOK Miss Mary Lloyd Lewis, Newcastle Emlyn. Police book containing a daily record of the duties of police constables stationed at Adpar, co. Cardigan, (NLW MS 21727B). D MYRDDIN LLOYD Mrs Elizabeth Mary Lloyd, Aberystwyth. The papers of David Myrddin Lloyd ( ), Aberystwyth, Keeper of Printed Books at the National Library of Scotland, They contain research and lecture notes, including copious notes on the

20 Gogynfeirdd ; manuscript and typescript articles and addresses ; radio scripts ; and correspondence, O M LLOYD Mrs O M Lloyd, Caernarfon, per The Reverend John G E Watkin, Morriston. A typed / handwritten transcript by the late Rev O. M. Lloyd of a manuscript account by William Harry, Swansea, of the history of the Congregational Church at Mynydd-bach and Caersalem Newydd Baptist Church, Tre-boeth, near Swansea, c (NLW MS 21737C). MARGARET JONES WILLIAMS Mrs Mary Martin, Cambridge. A typescript copy of `And They Came To America' by Margaret Jones Williams, a fictional account, based on factual evidence, of the lives of John and Margaret Rees, grandparents of the author, who emigrated to America from Aberystwyth in 1869 (NLW Ex 437). ARTHUR VICTOR MELLEFONT Mr Arthur Victor Mellefont, Killarney Vale, N.S.W., Australia, per Mr Basil Twigg, Carmarthen. Part 1 of a typescript work of family history by the donor entitled `Malenfant Families' (NLW MS 21717D). BETHESDA WELSH CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL, MERTHYR TYDFIL Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council, per Mr David Francis, B.A., A.L.A., Arts Officer. Records, , of Bethesda Welsh Congregational Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil, comprising three registers of members' contributions, and three Sunday School attendance registers. CERIDWEN LLOYD MORGAN Ms Ceridwen Lloyd Morgan, M.A., D.Phil., M.êsL., D.A.A., The National Library of Wales. A copy of the donor's thesis for the degree of D.Phil.(Oxon.), 1978, on `A Study of Y Seint Greal in relation to La Queste del Saint Graal and Perlesvaus' (NLW MS 21758D).

21 WILLIAM CRWYS WILLIAMS (`CRWYS') Mrs Margaret Crwys Morgan, Whitchurch, Cardiff, per Dr John Owen, Nottage, Mid Glamorgan. The papers of Rev William Crwys Williams (`Crwys', ), including correspondence, ; manuscript, typescript and printed poems; sermon and other notes; and newspaper cuttings. RHIANNON MORGAN Miss Rhiannon Morgan, Abergavenny, Gwent, per Mr Robert Davies, Abergavenny. Probates of wills and letters of administration concerning members of the donor's family at Dowlais and Abergavenny, , together with two deeds, 1883, relating to property in the parish of Dowlais, Glamorgan (NLW Deeds ). SURVEY OF CHIRK CASTLE PARK The National Trust, per Assistant Gardens Adviser. A copy of Survey of Chirk Castle Park, Clwyd, prepared by The National Trust Gardens Survey Team, (NLW Ex 456). DAVID OWEN & SON, NEWTOWN The executors of the estate of the late Mrs C Irene Owen, Aberystwyth, per The Reverend J E Wynne Davies, B.A., B.D., Aberystwyth. Twelve volumes relating to the threshing machine business of David Owen & Son, Newtown, , and to the Montgomeryshire Haulage Company, Newtown, , including account books, , letter-books, , and time sheets, The earliest account book also contains transcripts of the conveyance of a site for the erection of Caersws British School, 1867, and of the will of Evan Owen, Caersws, wheelwright, 1864 (David Owen & Son (Newtown) Records). A photograph showing threshers at work (Dept of Pictures and Maps PE2133). C E VAUGHAN OWEN The administrators of the estate of the late Cecil E Vaughan Owen, F.S.A., Llanidloes.

22 The papers of the late Mr. Cecil Vaughan Owen, F.S.A., Llanidloes, consisting of research notes, lecture notes, source materials and printed works relating to the history of Montgomeryshire, especially Llanidloes. A list is available. LLYWELYN PHILLIPS Mrs Megan Phillips, Aberystwyth. The papers of Llywelyn Phillips ( ), Aberystwyth, agricultural correspondent and literary figure, including correspondence, articles, lectures and papers, , relating mainly to rural matters; press contributions; and eisteddfod adjudications and literary compositions (Papurau Llywelyn Phillips). A substantial collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals from Mr. Phillips's library reflecting his life-long interests both in agriculture, particularly his long association with the Welsh Plant Breeding Station, and in Welsh life, literature and culture (Dept of Printed Books). A collection of photographs mainly relating to Welsh agriculture, plus two engravings, one soft ground etching, two sale catalogues, one promotion catalogue, and two reproductions of paintings (Dept of Pictures and Maps). JOHN PHILLIPS (`SION PHYLIP') Miss Menna Phillips, B.A., A.L.A., Aberystwyth. The papers of the donor's grandfather, John Phillips (`Siôn Phylip', d. 1961), Glandwr, Hebron, co. Pembroke, including diaries, 1933; ; ; notebooks on various topics containing an essay by John Phillips entitled `Hen Ddulliau Amaethu unrhyw ardal (sy'n cynnwys o dri i chwech o blwyfi) yn ystod y can mlynedd diwethaf', for competition at the Cardiff National Eisteddfod, 1960; and papers of John Devonald Griffiths, Glandwr Farm, (Papurau Siôn Phylip). A collection of 69 Welsh records, all out of print (Dept of Pictures and Maps). DEWI WATKIN POWELL His Honour Judge Dewi Watkin Powell, Radyr. A collection of periodicals, books and pamphlets from the home of the donor's mother Mrs. M. A. Powell (Dept of Printed Books). The collection contains about eighty volumes relating to the Baptist denomination in Wales and a similar number of text books of mathematics, chemistry, metallurgy and engineering. PRIESTLEY DEEDS Miss M S Priestley, Sutton St. Nicholas, Hereford.

23 About forty deeds and documents, , relating to the estates of the Priestley family of Hirdrefaig and the Panton family of Garreg-lwyd and Plas-gwyn, co. Anglesey, in the parishes of Beaumaris, Llanrhuddlad and Pentraeth, co. Anglesey, Beddgelert and Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, co. Caernarfon, Llanfrothen, co. Merioneth, Finchley, co. Middlesex, and in the parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate, city of London, including a probate copy of the will of William Barton Panton of Garreg-lwyd, DIARY OF WILLIAM PARRY Mr and Mrs S Prince, Glyn Ceiriog, Clwyd, per Mr Huw R Williams, Glyn Ceiriog. The diary of William Parry, a dissenting minister, giving an account of a very stormy crossing to New York in 1847, on the ship Ohio, stated to be written by his nephew Owen B. Parry, Amlwch, Anglesey (NLW MS 21706E). EDWARD JOHN PUGH Miss Nellie Pugh, S.R.N., Pwllheli. Papers of Edward John Pugh ( ), Pwllheli, comprising periodicals, handbooks, etc., relating to shorthand in Welsh and English; a volume of sermons which he heard during 1906 and wrote in shorthand, including an address by Rev J. Puleston Jones ; biographical notes; and a photograph of `Cymdeithas Llaw Fer Gymraeg' (the Welsh Shorthand Society) at its conference in Corwen, 1907 BRINLEY RICHARDS PAPERS Mrs Muriel Richards, Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan, per Mr Huw Walters, B.Lib., A.L.A., The National Library of Wales. The papers of Brinley Richards ( ), former Archdruid of Wales, a rich archive representing his many interests and activities. It includes manuscripts of his own literary work; papers relating to the National Eisteddfod; personal correspondence; papers relating to his legal practice, Maesteg Urban District Council, the Union of Welsh Congregationalists, Seilo Congregational Chapel, Maesteg; collections relating to local history ; and a group of papers of William Evans (`Wil Ifan'). A list is in preparation. CARPENTER & WHEELWRIGHT'S ACCOUNT BOOK Miss Sally Richards, Aberhosan, per Mrs Myfi Williams, Machynlleth.

24 An account book, , of Richard Ashton, Post Office, Aberhosan, carpenter and wheelwright, mainly of repairs to buildings and farm implements (NLW MS 21704D). E C ROBERTS Mr E C Roberts, Aberystwyth. A notebook containing a list of subscribers to the Aberystwyth Group of the Peace Pledge Union, (NLW Ex 435). Papers relating to the Cardiganshire Society for Handicapped Children, BANK CHEQUE Mr Huw Morris Roberts, Caernarfon. A framed certificate with the first bilingual (English / Welsh) bank cheque (Dept of Pictures and Maps). HYWEL D ROBERTS Mr Hywel D Roberts, B.A., Nantlle, Gwynedd. A notebook containing sermons by, and in the hand of, the Reverend Thomas Levi ( ) (NLW MS 21808A); and two notebooks containing sermons and notes in several hands (NLW MSS A). Papers relating to the International Celtic Congress, (Celtic Congress Papers). A booklet relating to the International Celtic Congress, containing texts of addresses delivered to the Congress in Brittany, 1981, articles and information (Celtic Congress Papers). O E ROBERTS Mr O E Roberts, Cricieth. Letters, to the donor, , from the poet John Evans, J. Tysul Jones, Dr. Glyn O. Phillips and Dr. Gareth Ff. Roberts (NLW Ex 438). W H ROBERTS, LLANBADARN FAWR Mr W H Roberts, Llanbadarn Fawr.

25 A volume containing over two hundred anecdotes and witticisms in Welsh from the Tanygrisiau district, Blaenau Ffestiniog, mainly relating to quarry life (NLW MS 21707B). A number of sketches are also included, a few of which are by J. Kelt Edwards ( ), who was a friend of the donor. BRITISH RECORDS ASSOCIATION Messrs Rooks, Rider & Co., London, per the British Records Association. Parcel An additional group of sixty-three deeds and documents, , relating to the London estates of the Morgan family of Tredegar Park (see Annual Report , p. 38), in the parishes of Stratford le Bow and Stepney, co. Middlesex, together with a few deeds and documents, , concerning Morgan family marriage settlements. RICHARD LLEWELLYN Mr Anthony B Rota, London. Papers, , of the Bodley House Literary Agency relating to its business with the author Richard Llewellyn, including contracts, drafts and correspondence (NLW MS 21752E). SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Shropshire County Council, per Mr Anthony M Carr, Local Studies Librarian. Plans, specifications, and bills of deductions and additions, , relating to houses and shops to be built at Station Crescent, Llandrindod Wells, for Mr. A. G. Coates (NLW Ex 479). A plan of a proposed tramway to Cambergi slate quarry, Aberllefenni, a farm plan of the Dolarddyn estate copied from the tithe apportionment map, parish of Castell Caereinion, 1839, together with details from the apportionment schedule, and two draft plans for the catalogue of sale of the Cyfronnydd estate, 1927 (Dept of Pictures and Maps PE ). SOAR-Y-MYNYDD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, LLANDDEWIBREFI Soar-y-Mynydd Presbyterian Church, per Mr John Hughes Williams, Tregaron. Visitors books, of Soar-y-Mynydd Presbyterian Chapel, Llanddewibrefi, Ceredigion, (NLW MSS 21701D, 21747B). The volumes for and are NLW MSS 20886D and 21609F. MATTHEW E TAYLOR

26 Mr Matthew E Taylor, K.St.J., F.S.A. (Scotland), Glasgow. Photocopies of documents relating to the donor's research on George Ablett, hero of the Tynewydd Mine disaster, Porth, Rhondda, 1877 (NLW Facsimiles 356), including a photograph of George Ablett and a photocopy of a ballad by him entitled `Penillion ar y Ddamwain a gymerodd le yn Mhwll y Tynewydd trwy Orlifiad', together with an English translation. J M LLOYD THOMAS Miss A N Lloyd Thomas, Richmond, London. Papers belonging to the donor's father, Rev J. M. Lloyd Thomas ( ), Llanarth, co. Cardigan, deposited in the Library in 1955 but hitherto not open to readers. They include manuscript and printed material relating to the history of the Old Meeting Church, Birmingham, ; private correspondence, ; minute books and pamphlets of the Society of Free Catholics, ; notes, offprints, newspaper cuttings and pamphlets by J. M. Lloyd Thomas and others, mainly on theology, nonconformity and related subjects, including Richard Baxter, and religious education, ; and miscellaneous papers relating to the administration by J. M. Lloyd Thomas of his mother's estate, , and to his term as county councillor for Llanarth, (J. M. Lloyd Thomas Papers). Three manuscripts written by Daisy G. Sharpe and presented to J. M. Lloyd Thomas, two of them illuminated, comprising a copy of the constitution of the Society of Free Catholics, 1914, and two service books for Holy Communion, (NLW MSS C, 21815E). WESLEYAN METHODISTS Mr A R B Thomas, Tiverton, Devon. A typescript copy of fifty-seven letters, , written mainly by William Rowlands, the son of William Rowlands (`Gwilym Lleyn'), and including fifteen letters written from New Zealand (WMA 1982E). Almost all the letters are concerned with personal and domestic matters but there are a few references to the 1859 Revival in Wales. The donor has added biographical details of the children of Gwilym Lleyn, explanatory notes and a comprehensive index. PEGGY EILEEN WHISTLER (`MARGIAD EVANS') Mrs Josephine Thorpe, Barnstaple, Devon, per Professor Gwyn Jones, Aberystwyth. AAdroddiad Blynyddol Material for an unpublished critical biography of the novelist, poet and artist Peggy Eileen Whistler (`Margiad Evans', ), compiled by the late W. Arnold Thorpe, including transcripts of poems and stories, some unpublished, of letters from Margiad Evans to friends and relatives, ; and of reviews of her work, ; correspondence addressed to W. A. Thorpe giving information about Margiad Evans, ; miscellaneous notes, cuttings and other biographical material, including a draft outline of the proposed study; and a collection of photographs of Margiad Evans and her family,