Letters from Henry Griffiths,

Letters, 1847-1873 and n.d., from Henry Griffiths of Brecon, Liverpool and Bowden, mainly relating to education in Wales and to the proposed Normal School at Brecon. One letter, 1854, contains adjudications in both Welsh and English by Griffiths on essays submitted for competition at an eisteddfod (see also a letter, 1854, relating to the adjudications), while another, 1862, to William Roberts, tutor at Brecon Independent College, relates to Griffiths's application for the Theological Chair at Carmarthen Presbyterian College.
Also included is a letter, 1889, from Samuel Job of Illinois; a letter, 1906, from Hugh Williams ('Hywel Cernyw') at Pontypridd; and a letter, 1928, from Caleb Lewis at Blaina, Monmouthshire. The last two letters relate to the Welsh periodicals of the time.

Arranged chronologically at NLW, undated letter placed last.

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Miss I. M. Lewis; Blaina; Purchase; September 1942

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 16836E.

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See also NLW Maybery MSS, Part 3, No 6780, which contains draft minutes of a meeting of the local Board of the National Society at Brecon relating to the establishment of a Normal School at Brecon; see also NLW MS 12876E, which contains a scrapbook, possibly compiled by Henry Griffiths himself, containing material relating to addresses, sermons, etc. delivered by Griffiths and also printed copies of addresses by Griffiths on the importance of teacher training in Wales and of establishing a Normal School for this purpose.

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