William Evans papers,

Autograph draft, 1932, of an apparently unpublished essay relating to the Romans in Anglesey and a reproduction, 1951, of a chart entitled The Bardic Circle ..., which illustrates the structure and history of the bardic or druidic circle, both in the hand of William Evans ('Wil Ifan o Fôn') of Pen-y-bont, Pentraeth, Anglesey.

William Evans ('Wil Ifan o Fôn'), antiquary and poet, was born at Pentraeth, Anglesey. He researched the history of the bardic tradition of Wales and published many books and articles on the subject, including Bards of the Island of Britain (Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey, 1930).

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 22043-22044.

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Mr Dewi Jones & Miss Laura A. Jones; Benllech & Menai Bridge; Donation; 1984

William Evans ('Wil Ifan o Fôn'), antiquary and poet, was born at Pentraeth, Anglesey. He researched the history of the bardic tradition of Wales and published many books and articles on the subject, including Bards of the Island of Britain (Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey, 1930).

Title based on contents.

The descriptions are also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999).

February 2005 and July 2009.

Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans. The following source was used in the compilation of this description; Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999);

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See also Anglesey County Record Office: William Evans ('Wil Ifan o Fôn'), Pentraeth papers (available on the Archives Network Wales on-line site).

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