David Samuel MSS,

Papers, 1816-1930, of David Samuel ('Dewi o Geredigion'), including material mainly of Aberystwyth interest; correspondence; lectures and articles; examination papers in Welsh grammar, literature and history; and miscellaneous notes.

David Samuel ('Dewi o Geredigion'), schoolmaster and writer, was born in Aberystwyth and graduated from Clare College, Cambridge in 1879. In 1887 he opened a private grammar school at Aberystywth and, in 1896, was appointed headmaster of Ardwyn, the town's new county school. Under the influence of Daniel Silvan Evans, David Samuel cultivated a great interest in the Welsh language and Welsh literature and contributed a great many articles to Welsh periodicals. He adjudicated at 'eisteddfodau' and served as examiner on behalf of 'Gorsedd y Beirdd', and also edited a collection of Welsh ballads entitled Cerddi Cymru (Caernarfon, 19
).

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 2809-2846.

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David Samuel ('Dewi o Geredigion'), schoolmaster and writer, was born in Aberystwyth and graduated from Clare College, Cambridge in 1879. In 1887 he opened a private grammar school at Aberystywth and, in 1896, was appointed headmaster of Ardwyn, the town's new county school. Under the influence of Daniel Silvan Evans, David Samuel cultivated a great interest in the Welsh language and Welsh literature and contributed a great many articles to Welsh periodicals. He adjudicated at 'eisteddfodau' and served as examiner on behalf of 'Gorsedd y Beirdd', and also edited a collection of Welsh ballads entitled Cerddi Cymru (Caernarfon, 19
).

Title based on contents.

Formerly known as David Samuel 1-38.

November 2005 and June 2009.

Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943); Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940 (Llundain, 1953);

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