Adroddiad Blynyddol / Annual Report 1953-54
ADRODDIAD BLYNYDDOL / ANNUAL REPORT 1953-54 J W JONES, BLAENAU FFESTINIOG 1954001 Ffynhonnell / Source The late Mr J W Jones, Blaenau Ffestiniog. Blwyddyn / Year Adroddiad Blynyddol / Annual Report 1953-54 Disgrifiad / Description An archive consisting of approximately 100 volumes of miscellaneous scrap- and note- books and several hundreds of letters. The scrapbooks contain news cuttings relating to current events in Wales and articles on matters of Welsh literary, historical, and religious interest, e.g., literary articles by 'Anthropos' from Yr Herald, 'Sylwadau Sylwedydd' from Y Goleuad, series of articles by T. Gwynn Jones and Bob Owen, biographical data, etc. The notebooks contain transcripts of the works of Welsh poets, contemporary as well as earlier, essay and lecture notes on topics such as 'The Characteristics of Gogynfeirdd Poetry', 'The History of Welsh Cynghanedd Metres', and 'Diwinyddiaeth Emynau Ann Griffiths', and sermon notes. The autograph letters include items by R. D. Rowland ('Anthropos'), T. Richards, R. W. Jones ('Erfyl Fychan'), Gwilym Roberts, William Morris, R. J. Rowlands ('Meuryn'), D. Tecwyn Evans, George M. Ll. Davies, R. T. Jones, Bob Owen, T. H. Parry-Williams, and R. O. Hughes ('Elfyn'). A collection of about 200 books, consisting almost entirely of volumes of Welsh poetry of the nineteenth century, particularly the works of local authors. Mr Jones, who for many years had been an assiduous collector, had in his lifetime made several donations of this type of literature to the Library (Dept of Printed Books).
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