Ruth James Cording Papers
SC-43
Cording, Ruth James, 1911-
15 Boxes(7 linear feet)
1958-1994 (bulk: 1961-1986)
Collection Inventory
I. PrimaryI. Primary
A. Addresses/Papers
Box I A 1
“In Honor of: Armerding, Miriam Bailey,” WCWC, Apr 19, 1982
“In Honor of: Buswell, Helen Spaulding,” WCWC, Oct 4, 1958
“In Honor of: MacKenzie, Mignon Bollman,” WCWC, Apr 22, 1967
Program on Mary Blanchard, WCWC 1976
Poem Given at Farewell for Library Director Bob Golter, Sept 3, 1968
Wheaton College Women's Club (WCWC), 1958-
B. Biography
Crabb, Richard, "Meet Wheaton College's Link to Its Past," Daily Journal, 9 July 1986
Ruth Cording’s Notes on Her Own Writings
Ruth Cording's Notes on the Welsh Language & Literature Collection
Ruth Cording’s Scrapbook of [SC-43] Collection and of Wales [Pages from]
C. Correspondence
Box I C 1
Armerding, H. T.
Armerding, Mrs. Hudson.
At Dedication of the Welsh Collection, March 1, 1993
Davies, Neli - re. D. J. Williams, June 1966
Edman, V. R. – re “heritage of roses,”
Faulkner, H. G.
Gerig, Dick
Golter, Robert
Hardesty, Nancy
[?], Howard
Kilby, Clyde
L'Engle, Madeleine
[?], Mary
National Library of Wales, 1984,1988, re. gift of D. J. Williams' letters
Sadler, Glenn
Society of American Archivists
Snezek, Paul
Weitting, June
Wheaton College, memo re: Artifacts and Gifts to Wheaton College
Wheaton College, Nicholas Library, 1962-70, re. establishment of Archives
Williams, D. J. (translation by Neli Davies)
[?], Elizabeth
D. Manuscripts/Publications
The Bible and the Anglo-Saxon People (notes by Ruth Cording)
"Cameo of Adeline Eliza Collins; Wheaton's First Alumna," Wheaton Alumni Magazine, May 1972
"Candle and Leaf"- a fantasy about Wales
"Colofn yr Ifanc," Y Gwyliedydd Newydd/The New Watchman, 30 Dec 1965
Feature Editor of Wheaton Alumni, May 1972
"Huw's Christmas Angel"
"Hymn Stirs Memory," Narthex News, Wheaton Bible Church, 31 May 1991
“A Living Legacy,” Wheaton Alumni, Feb/Mar 1992
“On Homecoming,” Wheaton Alumni, Oct 1972
“The realization of a dream,” Wheaton Leader People, 6 July 1988
“Romantic, Vigorous Thirties” 1972
"Wales To Honor 400th Anniversary of Morgan Bible," Y Drych, Dec 1987
“Wheaton College Library” (with Robert Golter, Librarian), Illinois Libraries, Nov 1965
Miscellaneous Writings about Wales and Welsh Literature
"Seven for a Secret," 1994 [missing?]
E. Ephemera
Christmas cards
St. David's Day card
Wheaton Leaflets and Postcard
F. Research Notes (Archivist: Wheaton College, 1961-70)
Box I F 1
Armerding, H. T. (President: Wheaton College 1965-82)
Archives and Special Collections
Artifacts Inventory, Wheaton College Archives
Aveling - Cook - Blanchard
Billy Graham Center
Blanchard, Charles
Blanchard Hall
Blanchard, Jonathan
Blanchard, Jonathan and Mary
Blanchard, Mary Avery Bent
Buildings-Wheaton College (Construction Dates)
Buswell, J. O. (President: Wheaton College 1926-40)
Chase, J. Richard (President: Wheaton College 1982-93)
Chesterton, G.K.
Dresser, Geraldine Kellogg (Mrs. Amos)
DuPage County
DuPage Heritage Gallery
Edman, V. Raymond (President: Wheaton College 1940-65)
Landon, Margaret (SC-38)
Lewis, Allen (Artist) The 1985 Daily Events Calendar, Wheaton College
Lewis, CS
Libraries, Wheaton College
MacDonald, George
Mortenson, Mrs. Adele
Presidents of Wheaton College
Sayers, Dorothy
Staffordshire China, gift of Mrs. Emma K. Ruddock
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Marion E. Wade Center History
Box I F 2
“What was W.C. was like in 1860”
Wheaton, City
Wheaton, City - Sesquicentennial, 1988
"Wheaton Seventy Years Ago," by Olin J. Gary, Journal of Illinois State Historical Society, April 1927 (typed transcript)
"Wheaton Through The Years," The 1984 Daily Events Calendar, Wheaton College
Wheaton College History
Wheaton College Revival
Wheaton College Women's Club, 1929-
Williams, Charles
Women at Wheaton
Writing and Literature Conference, Wheaton College, 1981-90
G. Secondary Articles
Kilby, Clyde S. and Evans, Linda J. “C.S. Lewis and Music,” Christian Scholars Review, 1974.
II. Secondary
A. Books (see separate listing)
B. Articles
Box II B 1
Edwards, Richard T., William Morgan (photocopy) John Jones, 1968
Hutchinson, Isobel W., "Wales in Wartime," National Geographic, Jan-Jun 1944
Knowles, David, "The Cistercians From 1153-1216," [6 p.] The Monastic Order in England
Long, Richard W. and Woolfitt, Adam, “The England of Charles Dickens,” National Geographic, Apr 1974, 443-483
Morgan, Gwen, "The Wild Welshmen of Yore," Chicago Tribune, 29 Jun 1969
Ready, William, "The National Library of Wales," Wilson Library Bulletin, Jun 1971,
4p.
Routley, Eric, "Welsh Hymnody," The Mosaic of Christian Hymnody, 160-5
Thomas, Gwyn, "A Joyful Noise; Growing up with Music in the Hills of Wales," Holiday, Dec 1964, 13-18
Tufts, Nancy P., "Eighth Wonder of Wales," Overseas, Feb 1963, 11,13-4
Villiers, Alan, "Wales, Land of Bards," National Geographic, Jun 1965, 727-69
Williams, Stephen J., "The Eisteddfod," The Welsh Literary Tradition, 1968, 13-19
Wright, Louis B. and Conger, Dean, “The Britain that Shakespeare Knew,” National Geographic, May 1964, 613-667
C. Correspondence
R.S. Thomas to Neli Davies
Notes on R.S. Thomas lecture, by Neli Davies
D. Pamphlets
Aberystwyth: What to See and How to See It, Aberystwyth, The Cambian News.
Amgueddfeydd Gwerin\Folk Museums. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press;
1948.
Ar Grwydr Yng Nghymru. Cardiff, Wales: British Broadcasting Corporation; 1959.
Bielski, Alison. Story of the Welsh Dragon, Pembrokeshire, Wales: H.G. Walters; 1969.
Brooks, J.A. Rheidol Valley. Norwich Wales: Jarrold and Sons Ltd.; N/A.
Calendars [Photographs of Wales]
Canolfan Fethodistaidd: St. Paul Methodist Center. Service of Dedication Program; 29 Feb 1992.
Cardiganshire and Breconshire: The Shilling Guide. Norwich: Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd.; 1963.
Chalice Well: Glostonbury, and The Messenger of Chalice Well, no. 3, 1967
Church of St. Brynach, Nevern Pembrokeshire, 1946.
City of Cardiff. Cardiff Municipal Offices.
Coleg Prifysgol Cymru: University College of Wales Courses for the Public, Aberystwyth: University College of Wales; 1984-85.
Collection of Welsh Hymns and Tunes for Use on Sunday Evenings and Festivals,
1931.
Court, A.N. Look at Wales in Color. N/A: Cotman House; N/A.
Court, A.N. South Wales in Color. Norwich, Wales: Jarrold and Sons Ltd.;
Cowdy, Susan, Bardsey Island and Its Bird Observatory, Bardsey Island, Wales: Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory; N/A.
Box II B 2
Croeso I Geredigion/Welcome: Where to Go and What to Do During Your Stay.
Croeso I Gymru/Welcome to Wales. Cardiff: Welsh Tourist and Holidays Board; [1960?]
Daniel, Catherine, Barsey Gate of Heaven. Liverpool, England: Catherine Daniel; N/A.
Daniel, Glyn E. Who Are the Welsh. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press; 1954.
Detholiad. 1954, 1956, 1962, 1963-4, 1964-5, 1965-6
Eisteddfod! National Eisteddfod of Wales Council.
“Express” Dollars Exchange Reckoner for American and Canadian Dollars. Edinburgh: Gall and Inglis.
Evans, Gwynfor. Voice of Wales. Cardiff: Plaid Cymru; [1968].
Grimes, W.F. Pentre-ifan Burial Chamber. Cardiff, Wales: Her Majesty's Stationary
Office, 1960.
Gruffydd, W.J., Y Morysiaid/The Morris Brothers, Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press, 1939.
Gwyl Ddewi, 1935
Gwyl Lyfrau Cymru: Mawrth 8-15, 1969. Llandysul, Wales: J. D. Lewsi A’I Feibion Cyf; 1969.
Harlech: Series 3 Learn to Speak Welsh. [Guidebook to the TV Series produced by Harlech]. “Croeso Christine” Cardiff: Harlech Publications.
Harries, D.C. Caldey Isle Monastery, Tenby, Wales: H.G. Walters Publishers;
Hanes Cymru. London: British Broadcasting Corporation; 1960-1961.
Hanes Cymru. London: British Broadcasting Corporation; 1963-1964.
Hanes Cymru\History of Wales, (10 parts) SBEC with HTV
Holy Trinity Church Aberaeron 1872-1972. [Commemorative Booklet Published on occasion of Centenary Celebrations]; 1972.
Jones, A. Wynn. Introducing Cardiganshire. Lancashire: [Published by author]; 1962.
Lewis, W.J. Aberaeron, Aberystwyth: The Cambrian News.
Link. The Magazine of the Aberayron County School, June 1964.
Llewellyn, Sian. The Welsh Dresser: More Recipes from Wales. Swansea: Celtic Educational; 1978.
Lloyd-Jones, L., Y Beibl Cymraeg/The Welsh Bible 1588-1938. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press; 1938.
Moliant Plentyn. [Music for children] N/A: N/A; N/A.
Morgan, T.J., "Essence of the Welsh Tradition, The Welsh Literary Tradition, 1968.
Morris, Hadyn. Gems of the Revival: Selected Welsh Revival Hymns. Carms, Wales: [Published by Composer].
Nanteos. Aberystwyth: Aber Studios; 1969.
National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales; 1962.
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales; 1962.
Parish News: Newyddion Plwyf. Aberystwyth, The Cambrian News; May 1984.
Box II B 3
Parry, John. Rhodd Mam. Caernarfon: [The Calvinist Methodist Church of Wales].
Parry, Tom, The Eisteddfod of Wales [W/E] National Eisteddfod Council
Parry, Thomas. John Morris-Jones 1864-1929. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales
Press; 1958.
Parry-Williams, T.H., Famous Homes of Wales [W/E], 1955
Pembrokeshire: County of Colour. Pembrokershire: H. G. Walters.
Phillips, T.O., Robert Roberts 1834-1885 [W/E], Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales
Press, 1957.
Plas Newydd and the Ladies. Llangollen Blue Guide Sheets; 1967.
Prys, Trefor. Welsh Quiz Book. Llandybie, Wales: N/A; 1961.
Raleigh Radford, C.A. Strata Florida Abbey. Basingstoke, England: Ministry of Public Buildings and Works; 1963.
Rhaglen Alawon Gwerin Ac Emynau [song book-text only], Tonypandy, 1949-1950.
Rhaglen Alawon Gwerin Ac Emynau [song book-text only], Tonypandy, 1954-1955.
Rosser, Margaret, Welsh Games With and Without Music. Cardiff, Wales: N/A; 1922.
Royal Welsh Male Choir [Program - 1964-5 tour of U.S. & Canada]
Sampson, Aylwin. Aberaeron. [Wales]: Gymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion; 1971.
Some Inns of Britain, London: British Travel; 1970.
Story of Wales. Cardiff, Wales: British Broadcasting Corporation; 1959-60.
Syllabus of Religious Instruction in the Schools of Wales. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press Board; 1945.
Wales. London: British Travel Association; 1969.
Welcome to Cardiganshire: The Official County Handbook 1969-1970. Gloucester: British Publishing Co.
Welsh Costume and Customs. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales; 1951.
Welsh Folk Museum: St. Fagans. Cardiff: National Museum of Wales; 1968.
West Wales. London: Ministry of Works.
Wild Scenic Alpine Mountained Wales. Llangollen, Wales: Dobson & Crowther Ltd.
Wye Valley and Vale of Usk. London: Ministry of Works.
Y Flwyddyn Yng Nghymru. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press; 1943.
Y Gymfana Gymreig. Welsh Methodist Assembly of Rhuthun Directory; May 11-16, 1968.
Box II B 4
E. Ephemera
Old Map of Wales,1610 (Authentic Replica) London: Historical Documents, Historical Map of Wales and Monmouth (2), by L.G.Bullock, Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Son
Announcement of Walford Davies' lecture on Dylan Thomas
Postcard Assortment
“Amser Te!” [Handmade Welsh recipe book]
F. Newspapers
Box II C 1-2
Y Drych-American Organ for the Welsh People (1975-89 incomplete)
G. Newsclippings/Articles
Box II C 3
Arthurian Literature
Artists/Writers
Book Reviews
Christianity in Wales
Churches - Contemporary
Cities/Sites in Wales
Coracles
Customs
Cymru'r Plant [Children's magazine]
Canon Edwin Davies ["Weekend Thought" columns]
Eisteddfod 1991
Eisteddfod 1992
Garden Festival Wales - Ebbw Vale
History
Jewelry
C. S. Lewis
Literature/Drama
Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones [Wheaton College, 1947]
Bishop William Morgan - 400th Anniv. of Welsh Bible Translation
Bishop William Morgan
Museums/Libraries
Music
Charles, Prince of Wales
Snowdon Mountains
St. David
St. David's Day
Dylan Thomas
R. S. Thomas (Poet)
J. R. R. Tolkien
Travel
Welsh Language
Wheaton College [Connections with England and Wales]
H. Art and Artifacts (additional artifacts at Ruth Cording's home)
Box II D 1
Banner - Welsh, small
Beret - Welsh
Doll - Welsh girl
Indenture on sheepskin - oversize folder in map case
Pictures - Old Woman
a. Basket (1 Print)
b. Church (2 Prints)
Shoes - Welsh, wooden
Stamps
Tapestry place mats from Talleys
Tea Cloth with the Map of Wales (2)
Tea cozy
Trivet picture of Snowdon
I. Audio Recordings
Music - 33 1/3 rpm (10 Records
Music - 45 rpm (7 Records)
J. Listen & Learn the Welsh Language - 78 rpm (15 Records) - oversize
K. Scrapbook
