Manuscripts and papers of Philip Thomas, [c. 1804]-[c. 1938], including poetry; correspondence; addresses and miscellaneous notes; collections of hymn-tunes and Welsh folk-songs; manuscripts of 'Ynys y Trysor', a translation of Treasure Island, 1920; essays and biographical accounts; minute books and accounts relating to various eisteddfodau, in particular the 1918 Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales in Neath, 1907-1934; and papers relating to Calvinistic Methodism in Neath, 1885-1924.
Llawysgrifau Philip Thomas, Castell-nedd,
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- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004233766(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000233766
- Dates of Creation[c. 1804]-[c. 1938] /
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialWelsh English Latin Greek Hebrew Welsh, English, some Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
- Physical Description44 volumes.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Philip Thomas (1857-1938), Neath, was a teacher and musician. He competed in and adjudicated at local eisteddfodau and other musical events and conducted cymanfaoedd canu. He was secretary of Bethlehem Green Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Neath, and was General Secretary of the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Neath, 1918.
Arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 13738-81.
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Acquisition Information
Miss Dilys P. Thomas, daughter of Philip Thomas; Aberafan; Purchase; 1940
Note
Philip Thomas (1857-1938), Neath, was a teacher and musician. He competed in and adjudicated at local eisteddfodau and other musical events and conducted cymanfaoedd canu. He was secretary of Bethlehem Green Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Neath, and was General Secretary of the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Neath, 1918.
Title based on contents.
Archivist's Note
October 2013.
Description revised by Rhys M. Jones;
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