Bronwylfa, Llandderfel Manuscripts

Scope and Content

This collection comprises sermons, addresses and prayers; a transcribed collection of 'cywyddau' by Rhys Goch Eryri (fl. beginning 15 cent.), together with further poetry and transcripts; notes in Latin on natural science; a copy of an address by the London Welsh Society, 1811; correspondence of the Reverend Canon William Williams (d. 1882), rector of Llangeinwen, of Ifor Owen Wynn Williams, and of John and Jennet Davies, Vronheulog, Llandderfel; books of 19th century sheep ear-marks; papers of William Pamplin; miscellaneous notes, minutes, extracts, etc.; scrapbooks and press cuttings; etc.

Administrative / Biographical History

Captain Ifor Owain (or Owen) Wynn Williams was the son of the Reverend William Wynn Williams, rector of Llangeinwen and Llangaffo (d. 1883) and the grandson of the Reverend Canon William Williams, rector of Llangeinwen (d. 1882).

Arrangement

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: 6881-6893.

Access Information

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Acquisition Information

Acquired from Captain Ifor Owen Wynn Williams, Bronwylfa, Llandderfel, 1929.

Note

Captain Ifor Owain (or Owen) Wynn Williams was the son of the Reverend William Wynn Williams, rector of Llangeinwen and Llangaffo (d. 1883) and the grandson of the Reverend Canon William Williams, rector of Llangeinwen (d. 1882).

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

May 2005.

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

Related Material

For a typescript copy of material taken from manuscripts formerly in the possession of Captain Ifor Owain Wynn Williams, refer to NLW MS 6894.

Additional Information

Published