Includes essays and poetry; a biography of John Jones, Marton; a copy of a Welsh Bible dated 1769; and the first and second volumes of Y Gymraes ..., 1850-1851.
Ieuan Gwynedd Manuscripts
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- ReferenceGB 210 MSIEUGWYN
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004295626(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000295626
- Dates of Creation[1769] x [1852]
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialWelsh English Welsh, English
- Physical Description12 vols
- LocationARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd'; 1820-1859), Congregational minister, journalist and social reformer, was born in Bryn Tynoriaid, near Dolgellau. His lifelong ill-health ensured little professional success although he wrote several articles and other works such as A Vindication of the Educational and Moral Condition of Wales ..., 1848, and Facts Figures and Statements in Illustrations of the Dissent and Morality of Wales ..., 1849.
Arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 1025-1036.
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Acquisition Information
David Jones; Liverpool; Donation; 1918
Note
Evan Jones ('Ieuan Gwynedd'; 1820-1859), Congregational minister, journalist and social reformer, was born in Bryn Tynoriaid, near Dolgellau. His lifelong ill-health ensured little professional success although he wrote several articles and other works such as A Vindication of the Educational and Moral Condition of Wales ..., 1848, and Facts Figures and Statements in Illustrations of the Dissent and Morality of Wales ..., 1849.
Other Finding Aids
The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943).
Archivist's Note
July 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 I (Aberystwyth, 1943), The Dictionary of Welsh Biography Down to 1940 (Oxford, 1959), and The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales (Oxford, 1986).
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