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Expand 2 - Lord Ampthill Papers2 - Lord Ampthill Papers
Expand 3 - Anders Anderson, Swansea, Papers3 - Anders Anderson, Swansea, Papers
Expand 4 - Ashburnham Tinplate Works Records4 - Ashburnham Tinplate Works Records
Expand 6 - Edward Bevan of Swansea Collection6 - Edward Bevan of Swansea Collection
Expand 7 - Biddiscombe Papers7 - Biddiscombe Papers
Expand 10 - Records of the South Wales Transport Company 10 - Records of the South Wales Transport Company
Expand 10a - Bradshaw Papers10a - Bradshaw Papers
Expand 11 - Professor M Broady Papers11 - Professor M Broady Papers
Expand 12 - R H Brown Collection12 - R H Brown Collection
Expand 14 - Donald Le Cronier, Antiquarian, Collection14 - Donald Le Cronier, Antiquarian, Collection
Expand 16 - Collins, Woods and Vaughan Jones, Solicitors (Swansea), Records16 - Collins, Woods and Vaughan Jones, Solicitors (Swansea), Records
Expand 17 - Joan Cook Collection17 - Joan Cook Collection
Expand 19 - Craig-y-Nos School, Swansea, Records19 - Craig-y-Nos School, Swansea, Records
Expand 20 - Robert Thompson Crawshay, Cyfartha, Papers20 - Robert Thompson Crawshay, Cyfartha, Papers
Expand 21 - Cwm British School Records21 - Cwm British School Records
Expand 22 - Cwmdonkin Shelter, Swansea, Records22 - Cwmdonkin Shelter, Swansea, Records
Expand 23 - Evan Davies, Ironmonger (New Quay), Records23 - Evan Davies, Ironmonger (New Quay), Records
Expand 24 - Captain Hector Leighton Davies Collection24 - Captain Hector Leighton Davies Collection
Expand 26 - Dillwyn Family Papers26 - Dillwyn Family Papers
Expand 28 - Dunraven Manorial Survey28 - Dunraven Manorial Survey
Expand 29 - Lords Dynevor Records29 - Lords Dynevor Records
Expand 30 - D T Eaton, Cwmavon, Papers30 - D T Eaton, Cwmavon, Papers
Expand 31 - F H Edwards & Co, Solicitors (Swansea), Records31 - F H Edwards & Co, Solicitors (Swansea), Records
Expand 32 - F W Edwards Collection32 - F W Edwards Collection
Expand 33 - Eisteddfod Collection33 - Eisteddfod Collection
Expand 35 - Felinisha Chemical Company Limited Records35 - Felinisha Chemical Company Limited Records
Expand 36 - F.E. Finlayson Trust Records36 - F.E. Finlayson Trust Records
Expand 38 - Fricker Papers38 - Fricker Papers
Expand 40 - Michael Gibbs Collection40 - Michael Gibbs Collection
Expand 41 - Gilbertson Family Papers41 - Gilbertson Family Papers
Expand 42 - Lord Glantawe Records42 - Lord Glantawe Records
Expand 43 - Glynmeirch Estate Records43 - Glynmeirch Estate Records
Expand 44 - Gorsgoch Estate Records44 - Gorsgoch Estate Records
Expand 45 - Grenfell Family Papers and Business Records45 - Grenfell Family Papers and Business Records
Expand 47 - Cyril Hughes, Solicitors, Records47 - Cyril Hughes, Solicitors, Records
Expand 48 - Eugene Ionesco, Author, Papers48 - Eugene Ionesco, Author, Papers
Expand 50 - Paul Jenkins, Treboeth, Collection50 - Paul Jenkins, Treboeth, Collection
Expand 51 - Calvert Jones Collection51 - Calvert Jones Collection
Expand 52 - W Herber Jones Papers52 - W Herber Jones Papers
Expand 53 - I G Jones Collection53 - I G Jones Collection
Expand 55 - Kidwelly Tinplate Works Records55 - Kidwelly Tinplate Works Records
Expand 56 - Kilvrough Deeds56 - Kilvrough Deeds
Expand 57 - Kirkham Collection57 - Kirkham Collection
Expand 58 - Miss Margaret Kirkland Collection58 - Miss Margaret Kirkland Collection
Expand 59 - William Landeg Collection59 - William Landeg Collection
Expand 60 - Mervyn Levy Papers60 - Mervyn Levy Papers
Expand 61 - Cecil Lewis Collection61 - Cecil Lewis Collection
Expand 62 - John Lewis, Swansea, Papers62 - John Lewis, Swansea, Papers
Expand 63 - William Lewis, Skewen, Records63 - William Lewis, Skewen, Records
Expand 64 - Henry Leyshon, Swansea, Collection64 - Henry Leyshon, Swansea, Collection
Expand 65 - J R Littledale Papers65 - J R Littledale Papers
Expand 66 - Llandarcy Oil Refinery Records66 - Llandarcy Oil Refinery Records
Expand 67 - Llanelly Associated Tinplate Companies Limited Records67 - Llanelly Associated Tinplate Companies Limited Records
Expand 68 - Llanelly (Duport) Steel Works Records68 - Llanelly (Duport) Steel Works Records
Expand 69 - Lower Swansea Valley Project Records69 - Lower Swansea Valley Project Records
Expand 72 - Mathias Manuscripts72 - Mathias Manuscripts
Expand 74 - Metallurgical Society Records74 - Metallurgical Society Records
Expand 75 - Methodist Circuit of Swansea and Gower Collection75 - Methodist Circuit of Swansea and Gower Collection
Expand 76 - Millbrook Engineering Company Limited Records76 - Millbrook Engineering Company Limited Records
Expand 77 - Miscellaneous Local Archives77 - Miscellaneous Local Archives
Expand 78 - Morfa Tinplate Works Records78 - Morfa Tinplate Works Records
Expand 79 - John Morgan, Solicitor (Swansea), Records79 - John Morgan, Solicitor (Swansea), Records
Expand 80 - Morlais Tinplate Works Records80 - Morlais Tinplate Works Records
Expand 81 - Morris Family of Swansea, Industrialists, Papers81 - Morris Family of Swansea, Industrialists, Papers
Expand 82 - Morriston Tinplate Company Limited Records82 - Morriston Tinplate Company Limited Records
Expand 83 - Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Swansea, Records83 - Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Swansea, Records
Expand 84 - J Moy Evans Collection84 - J Moy Evans Collection
Expand 85 - Mumbles Railway Records85 - Mumbles Railway Records
Expand 86 - Oddfellows Records86 - Oddfellows Records
Expand 87 - Old Castle Tinplate Company Records87 - Old Castle Tinplate Company Records
Expand 88 - Mr Owen Owen Papers88 - Mr Owen Owen Papers
Expand 91 - D Rhys Phillips Collection91 - D Rhys Phillips Collection
Expand 92 - John Player and Sons Limited Records92 - John Player and Sons Limited Records
Expand 93 - Pontardawe Chemical Works Records93 - Pontardawe Chemical Works Records
Expand 94 - Professor D.B. Quinn Collection94 - Professor D.B. Quinn Collection
Expand 95 - T. Bryn Richards Collection95 - T. Bryn Richards Collection
Expand 96 - Ethel Ross Collection96 - Ethel Ross Collection
Expand 97 - Mr W. J. Rosser Collection97 - Mr W. J. Rosser Collection
Expand 99 - St David's Priory, Swansea, Records99 - St David's Priory, Swansea, Records
Expand 100 - Sale Catalogues100 - Sale Catalogues
Expand 101 - Singleton Abbey, Swansea, Records101 - Singleton Abbey, Swansea, Records
Expand 102 - Swansea Labour News102 - Swansea Labour News
Expand 105 - Teilo Tinplate Works Records105 - Teilo Tinplate Works Records
Expand 106 - Theatre Collection106 - Theatre Collection
Expand 107 - George Thomas, Solicitors (Swansea), Records 107 - George Thomas, Solicitors (Swansea), Records
Expand 108 - Reverend Griffith Thomas Papers108 - Reverend Griffith Thomas Papers
Expand 109 - Illtyd Thomas Collection 109 - Illtyd Thomas Collection
Expand 110 - Messrs. Andrew, Thompson and Partners, Solicitors (Swansea), Records110 - Messrs. Andrew, Thompson and Partners, Solicitors (Swansea), Records
Expand 111 - John Timothy Papers111 - John Timothy Papers
Expand 112 - Tinplate Scrapbooks112 - Tinplate Scrapbooks
Expand 114 - Treboeth Manuscripts114 - Treboeth Manuscripts
Expand 116 - William Graham Vivian and Family Collection116 - William Graham Vivian and Family Collection
Expand 117 - Hugh Vivian Papers117 - Hugh Vivian Papers
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Expand 120 - Vernon Watkins Papers120 - Vernon Watkins Papers
Expand 121 - Western Tinplate Works Records121 - Western Tinplate Works Records
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Expand 124 - J D Williams Papers124 - J D Williams Papers
Expand 125 - Ralph Wishart, Bookseller (Swansea), Collection125 - Ralph Wishart, Bookseller (Swansea), Collection
Expand 126 - Yorkshire Imperial Metals Records126 - Yorkshire Imperial Metals Records
Expand 128 - Challenor Collection128 - Challenor Collection
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Expand 133 - F O Harries Collection133 - F O Harries Collection
134 - F O Harries Collection (Second Deposit)
Expand 135 - Institute of Metals Records135 - Institute of Metals Records
Expand 136 - Islwyn Collection136 - Islwyn Collection
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Expand 138 - Literary and Philosophical Society Collection138 - Literary and Philosophical Society Collection
Expand 139 - Ivor Phillips Collection139 - Ivor Phillips Collection
Expand 140 - Strick and Bellingham, Solicitors (Swansea) Collection140 - Strick and Bellingham, Solicitors (Swansea) Collection
Expand 141 - Terrill Collection141 - Terrill Collection
Expand 142 - R O Roberts Collection142 - R O Roberts Collection
Expand 143 - Copies of Acts of Parliament relating to South Wales with relating papers143 - Copies of Acts of Parliament relating to South Wales with relating papers
144 - St David's Priory, Swansea (2nd deposit), Records
145 - St David's Priory, Swansea (3rd deposit), Records
146 - St David's Priory, Swansea (4th deposit), Records
Collapse 148 - Gwyn Alf Williams, Historian, Papers148 - Gwyn Alf Williams, Historian, Papers
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1 - 'London 1216-1337: a study of the main factors in the social and constitutional development of the city', dissertation submitted for PhD, University of London, 1959
2 - 'The Merthyr Riots: settling the account', off print from the 'National Library of Wales Journal', vol.XI, no. 2, Winter 1959 (Aberystwyth)
3 - 'Friendly Societies in Glamorgan 1793-1832', off print BBCS 18
4 - 'The Making of Radical Merthyr, 1800-1831(?)', reprinted from 'Welsh Historical Review', vol. 1, no.2, 1961
5 - Morgan John Rhys and Volney's 'Ruins of Empires' offprint BBCS vol. 20, no. 1, Nov. 1962
6 - 'The Succession to Gwynedd 1239-47', off print BBCS 20, no. 4, May 1954
7 - 'The Merthyr of Dic Penderyn', University of Wales 1966 (reprinted from 'Merthyr Politics')
8 - 'Rowland Detosier: A working class infidel 1800-1834', University of York, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, 1965
9 - 'Morgan John Rees and his [?]' off print from 'Welsh Historical Review', vol. 3, no. 4, 1967
10 - 'Interpretations of the French Revolution: Karl Marx and Alexis de Tocqueville', Open University, 1975
11 - 'John Evan's Mission to the Madogwys 1792-1799' off print BBCS 27.4, May 1998
12 - 'When Was Wales?' BBC Wales Annual Radio Lecture, BBC 1979
13 - Cutting from 'The Guardian' of book review of 'Politicians, Socialism and Historians' by AJP Taylor
14 - Cutting from 'The Guardian' of book review of 'My Life with Nye' by Jennie Lee
15 - 'The Merthyr Election of 1835', off print from 'Welsh History Review', vol. 10, no. 3, 1981
16 - 'Mother Wales, Get off me back?', article by Gwyn Williams
17 - 'The Eisteddfod's Empty Gesture', from The Times
18 - 'Land of Our Fathers' within 'Marxism Today', Aug 1982
19 - 'Women Workers in Wales 1968-82', off print from Welsh History Review, vol. 11, no. 6, 1983
20 - 'Karl Marx Journalist' within Journalism Studies Review
21 - 'Radical Wales: Where it's at and why it's important', Plaid Cymru Publications, Aberystwyth
22 - 'Giving History a Bit of a Turn', typescript book review for The Guardian (2 copies)
23 - 'The Rage to go to America', typescript book review for The Guardian
24 - Typescript book review for The Guardian of '1848: the British State and the Chartist Movement' by John Saville
25 - Typescript book review for the New Statesman of 'Rethinking the French Revolution' by George C Comninel
26 - Typescript of 'The Devil's Disciples and his Pack', review of Richard Cobb, 'The People's Armies'
27 - Typescripts of 'Towards the Commonwealth of Wales', Plaid Cymru (2 copies)
28 - 'The Silurain Republic'
29 - 'Peace and Power: Henry Richard a radical for our time', CND Cymru
30 - 'The French Revolution: the story so far', Channel 4 television, includes articles, 'When the world was free' and 'Outsiders in their own country'
31 - 'Little and Large' article from Marxism Today
32 - 'Continental Mystery Tour' article from Marxism Today
33 - 'Fishers of Men: stories towards an Autobiography', Gomer Llandysul
34 - Bibliography of G A Williams' works
35 - 'The Origins of nineteenth-century Czech Nationalism', typescript
36 - Untitled paper on Austro-Hungarian Empire
37 - Vulgar Marxists review of 'The Marx-Engels Correspondence' edited by Fritz Raddatz
38 - 'The Lost Tradition: proposal for a mjor TV series by BBC Wales', G A Williams and J Mervyn Williams (about early 20th century political movements'
39 - 'Dee', typescript with research material about John Dee
40 - 'Madoc and the making of America' typescript, together with biographical note and map of Pontypridd
41 - 'Iolo: Stonemason and Career', together with research notes about Iolo Morgannwy
42 - 'Morgan John Rhys', typescript
43 - 'Holy Russia', typescript
Expand 44 - Atlantic history, typescript lectures44 - Atlantic history, typescript lectures
Expand 45 - Atlantic history, file of lectures and research notes45 - Atlantic history, file of lectures and research notes
46 - 'Home Thoughts from Abroad', typewritten and handwritten notes on politics
47 - Untitled autobiographical note, typescript
48 - 'Euro Talk' (Welsh self-government), typescript
49 - Untitled autobiographical lecture (15pp)
50 - 'Talk' autobiographical lecture, also discusses Welsh self-government
51 - 'Against the Wind'', typescript song with handwritten note in margin
52 - 'The Clouded Star', typescript play about the French Revolution [by GAW?]
53 - Typescript film/television script for 'The Second Death of Ramon Mercuder' by Jorge Semprun (2 copies, 1 partial copy); letter concerning film from Georger Semprun's attorney, Pier Hebey, to Gwyn Alf Williams, 18 Dec 1992; letter copy Gwyn Alf Williams to Mrs Edwards about script, undated; precis of plot
54 - Poems by Gwyn Alf Williams
Collapse 55 - Notes on Belgium politics55 - Notes on Belgium politics
Expand 56 - Magazine cuttings56 - Magazine cuttings
57 - File including drafts of Gwyn Alf Williams' autobiography with handwritten notes, map of Dowlais
58 - Final draft chapters of autobiography
Expand 59 - Papers relating to David Ivon Jones about who Gwyn Alf Williams wrote a book with [Baruch?] Hirson ['The Delegate for Africa: David Ivon Jones, 1883-1924', Core Publishing, London 1995], and a documentary programme was made for TV, c198659 - Papers relating to David Ivon Jones about who Gwyn Alf Williams wrote a book with [Baruch?] Hirson ['The Delegate for Africa: David Ivon Jones, 1883-1924', Core Publishing, London 1995], and a documentary programme was made for TV, c1986
60 - Papers relating to 'Latins in the Rain'. Unpublished collection of essays on Welsh subjects, includes commission agreement, contract with University of Wales Press dated 24 October 1994. Includes Gwyn Alf Williams' papers 'On the Border', 'William Blake and the Druids', 'Are Welsh Historians putting on the Style?', 'A Romance of Wales', 'Prince Madoc and the Turkish Spy', 'Five Faces of Owain Glyndwr'
Expand 2 - Research Notes2 - Research Notes
Expand 3 - Television Work3 - Television Work
Expand 4 - Personal4 - Personal
5 - Colour slides
6 - Papers relating to the case of Lewis Lewis and Richard Lewis
Expand 7 - Miscellaneous7 - Miscellaneous
Expand 157 - Benson Family Game Books157 - Benson Family Game Books

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