Letters which relate to UCNW and also to John Jones the astronomer

This material is held atArchifdy Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 222 BMSS/479
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1835-1903

Scope and Content

i. Letter (fragment) possibly written by the Earl of Powis, the first president of UCNW (1883-1891)

ii. Letter from G. Duckett to Judge Ffoulkes

iii.-v. Letters from Principal T.C. Edwards, Bala to the Rev. D.O'Brien Owen, superintendent of the C. Methodist Bookroom at Caernarfon, 1895-1896

vi.-vii. Letters from Ceiriog to Dr Jones

viii-ix Letters from W. lewis Jones (later Professor of enlgish at this college from 1898-1919) in connection with the editorship of the paper or papers controlled by the Welsh Newspaper Company

x. Document by Professor Richard Morris relating to a notice of motion given to the senate about the preaching practice of third year students

x.Letter from Miss Grace Ellis explaining the history of items xi-xvii which relate to John Jones the astronomer

xi. Fragment of the autobiography of John Jones, astronomer

xii. Erthygl gan John Jones "Y Gomer Newydd" yn Llais y Wlad, 15 Gorffennaf 1881

xiii.Englynion ar faterion seryddol gan John Jones

xiv. Translations into English of the aforementioned englynion by Grace Ellis

xv. Letter from Matilda Lupton, St. Asaph to Grace Ellis. Reference to Paxton Hood's Life of Chirstmas Evans, the Rathbone family

xvi-xvii Letters from Dr Samuel Smiles to Grace Ellis referring to his Bangor visit, John Jones and his instruments etc.

xviii Letter from Professor Henry Jones, Abersoch to Grace Ellis

xix. Letter from J.G. Underhill to Samuel Morgan of Newtown, 1835. Deals with the history of the Turner family of Trefeglwys and Hill Cliffe by Warrington, Reynold Wilson and other persons and incidents in Baptist history

xx. Preaching certificate of Rees Evans, Haverfordwest, 1844. Interesting note on envelope by Professor Witton Davies

xxi. Letter from Pedr Hir to Llywelyn Tomos Shankland (Shankland's only son who was killed in the Great War), 1915

xxii.Song referred to in xxi

xxiii.Letter from Hwfa Mon to Derfel, 1863

xxiv. Letter form Rev. Thomas Charles Willams to Rev. John Williams at Llwyn Idris, 1901

xxv. Letter from Rev. Thomas Charles Williams to Rev. Daniel Rowlands, 1908

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