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Recent Welsh authors' manuscripts

A high percentage of the literary archives that are kept in the Library are 20th century material. The nature of the different collections varies enormously. Sometimes the material is limited to…  

Archives of literary organisations, journals and publishers

Modern literature archives have survived not only because the authors have safeguarded them, but because they form a part of the archives of their friends, editors or public bodies and…  

Edward and Helen Thomas manuscripts

Edward Thomas (1878-1917), poet and writer, was born in Lambeth to Welsh-born parents on 3 March 1878. He was educated at St Paul's School, London, and Lincoln College, Oxford. He was encouraged…  

Berta Ruck archive

Amy Roberta (‘Berta’) Ruck (1878-1978) was a popular and prolific romantic novelist. She produced numerous novels, short stories and serials, as well as several autobiographical works. She also had…  

Wales Remembers 1914-18

To mark the centenary of the First World War, the Library has gathered, digitised and given access to thousands of items from its collections which relate the Welsh experience of the conflict. …  

Wales to the World: celebrating maps in a brand new exhibition

19.09.2023 On Saturday 23 September an exciting new exhibition of maps from the National Library of Wales will open at the Riverside Gallery, Haverfordwest. The Wales to the World exhibition will…  

Volunteers Newsletter Issue 18

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Explanation of the data

First line Last line Title Poet's name Meter Type Personal name Place name Dates Other subjects Print sources Manuscript sources 1. First line The orthography and…  

List of manuscript abbreviations

Abbreviation Description A Aberdare (NLW MSS 5474-5475) B British Musuem Ba Bangor (in the Library of Bangor University) Ba(M) Mostyn Collection (in the Library of Bangor University) Bl…  

List of print abbreviations

Abbreviation Printed Sources, Periodicals and Theses ADLl Dinb 'Astudiaeth o draddodiad llenyddol Sir Ddinbych a'r canolbarth'. University of Wales MA Thesis by Cledwyn Fychan, 1986 ArchCam…  

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