Rhuddenfab Manuscripts

Papers of 'Rhuddenfab', comprising correspondence, a diary, poems, hymns, adjudications, essays and articles; papers, 1880, relating to the centenary celebrations of the founding of Sunday schools; and an essay by, and in the hand of, Daniel Owen, 1888.

Lewis Jones ('Rhuddenfab', 1835-1915), printer, poet and journalist, was born near Llandwrog church, Rhuthin. He both competed and adjudicated in 'eisteddfodau' and corresponded with many of Wales's prominent public and cultural figures. He also wrote a series of articles entitled 'Deugain mlynedd yn ôl'.

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 5512-5521, 6975-6978.

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Presented by Miss Nan Lewis-Jones, daughter of Lewis Jones, Ruthin, 1925.

Lewis Jones ('Rhuddenfab', 1835-1915), printer, poet and journalist, was born near Llandwrog church, Rhuthin. He both competed and adjudicated in 'eisteddfodau' and corresponded with many of Wales's prominent public and cultural figures. He also wrote a series of articles entitled 'Deugain mlynedd yn ôl'.

The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).

May 2005

This description was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.

The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951); Lloyd, Sir J. E., Jenkins, R. T., Davies, Sir W. Ll. (eds): Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940 (London, 1953).

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