Manuscripts and press-cuttings relating to the late Griffith Roberts, 'Gwrtheyrn', Bala. They include essays and notes by Gwrtheyrn on literary and religious subjects, transcripts of Welsh poetry in his autograph, papers relating to the Poor Law, miscellaneous music manuscripts, and a number of Welsh press cuttings concerning Gwrtheyrn.
Gwrtheyrn Manuscripts
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- ReferenceGB 210 MSGWRTH
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004382227(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000382227
- Dates of Creation[1856x1915]
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialWelsh Welsh, unless otherwise specified.
- Physical Description24 vols
- LocationARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Griffith Roberts ('Gwrtheyrn'; 1846-1915), of Bala, was a poor-law official and author of Pum Plwy' Penllyn. Hanes gweinyddiad Cyfreithiau y Tlodion yn y plwyfydd uchod am y rhan fwyaf o'r ddwy ganrif ddiweddaf, 1720-1887 (Bala, 1897).
Arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 7399-7422.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Presented in 1932 by the Reverend Principal and Mrs. H. Harris Hughes, Aberystwyth.
Note
Griffith Roberts ('Gwrtheyrn'; 1846-1915), of Bala, was a poor-law official and author of Pum Plwy' Penllyn. Hanes gweinyddiad Cyfreithiau y Tlodion yn y plwyfydd uchod am y rhan fwyaf o'r ddwy ganrif ddiweddaf, 1720-1887 (Bala, 1897).
Other Finding Aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, 1951).
Archivist's Note
July 2005
This description was compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.
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