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Prisoner of War Camp Magazines and Associated Items, 1943-1945

Reference: NLW MS. 22424F Here we have 7 issues of the magazine ‘Cymro’, created by Welsh prisoners of war during the Second World War. These prisoners were members of the ‘Cymric Club’ in the…  

Dylan Thomas and the map of Llareggub

Reference: NLW MS 23949E A two-page schematic sketch map of Llareggub, [1944x1951], drawn in brown ink by Dylan Thomas during the process of composition of his play for voices, Under Milk…  

T E Nicholas

Reference: NLW MS 13692A This is a volume written by T E Nicholas, or Niclas y Glais while he was imprisoned in Swansea and Brixton jail between 11 July and 22 October 1940.  [iframe…  

John Cowper Powys

Reference: NLW MS 22215B Here we have the diary of John Cowper Powys for the year 1939.  Powys is considered one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century. He was also a prolific poet, a…  

The war diary of Edward Thomas

Reference: NLW MS 24030 i & iiA Shown here is the war diary, 1 January - 8 April 1917, of the poet and writer Edward Thomas. The National Library of Wales holds one of the most important…  

Criminals

Reference: NLW MS 23203B NLW MS 23203B is a register kept by the Cardiganshire Constabulary of criminals apprehended between 1897 and 1933 which includes many photographs. [iframe…  

Alcwyn C. Evans Pedigree Books

Reference: NLW MSS 12359-12361 These three manuscript volumes contain indexed pedigrees of the ancient families of south-west Wales compiled by Alcwyn Caryni Evans, a highly thorough and…  

Sarah Jacob, the 'Welsh fasting girl'

Reference: NLW MS 23137 Brief for the defence in the case against Evan and Hannah Jacob of Llethr-neuadd, Llanfihangel-ar-arth, Carmarthenshire, for the manslaughter of their daughter, Sarah…  

Letters from the American Civil War

The American Civil War, 1861-5, saw the bloodiest fighting in the history of the United States. A collection of letters at the National Library of Wales show that Welsh immigrants were directly…  

Aberystwyth on Camera

Exhibition banner for Aberystwyth on Camera Photographs by Pickfords 1880-1970 (image of the old King's Hall at night) Aberystwyth on Camera Photographs by Pickfords 1880 - 1970 These photographs have been selected from a small archive that survived from the business of Pickfords, commercial photographers in…  

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