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David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) is probably the greatest international statesman to come from Wales. His influence was very marked on the life of Wales, the United Kingdom and Europe. He was a…  

Archives of Welsh composers

The National Library of Wales is home to many archives and manuscripts of Welsh composers. Find more information through these main sources. The names of the composers are listed below, in…  

Welsh traditional music

Study traditional Welsh music here at the National Library. The study of Welsh traditional music here at the National Library should begin with the following volumes: the Reading Room’s…  

The Welsh Political Archive

The Welsh Political Archive is a dedicated programme within the National Library to collect, store, catalogue and promote archival material which reflects the political life of Wales. Many of the…  

Sir John Rhŷs papers: letters and cards from Whitley Stokes, 1871-1909

In 2015, as part of the centennial events to mark the death of Sir John Rhŷs, the National Library of Wales has digitized a rich series of over 320 letters and cards from Whitley Stokes to John…  

Lasting Impressions: Gregynog Prints

Lasting Impressions: Gregynog Prints exhibition baner Gregynog Gallery 04.02.23 – 23.09.23 An exhibition of prints by some of Europe's most famous artists, from Dürer and Rembrandt to Augustus John, from the collection of the famous sisters,…  

Sir John Rhŷs

John Rhŷs  (1840-1915) was one of Britain’s most prominent scholars of Celtic Studies at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth.  He also inspired a whole…  

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…  

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