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Introduction. (By W. LL. Davies, M.A., Librarian of the National Library of Wales.) I HAVE on three occasions spoken to the Society about the projected History of Cardiganshire. On these occasions I have drawn attention to what I consider to be the first essential-the task of collecting the material. I have emphasised that this task is too much for one person and that it should be undertaken by several persons. I go further and say that it is also essential to realise from the outset that this work, which is to be undertaken by several persons, must of necessity take several years to perform. I should like to see all members of the Society resolving to take a share in this task of collecting the printed and manuscript material, each and all determined to bring to light-at meetings of the Society and in the pages of the Transactions-whatever material throws light on the past and present of the County. In other words-bringing together the raw materials which the Editor of the History and his collaborators will require. I am aware, of course, that this Society can, if it so chooses, appoint immediately an Editor for the History and resolve further that Volume I of such a History shall appear in about two or three years' time. Such a History would, I daresay, be a very valuable work and its appearance would doubtless be welcomed by Cardis in Cardiganshire, in London, and elsewhere. But I prefer to visualise a History produced under entirely different conditions. I want aU members of the Society to co-operate in the task of collecting the material and to co-operate so wholeheartedly that, after the lapse of a few years, the Transactions of the Society will have been weighted with valuable raw material '-valuable because it will be found to contain rich ores. We can all contribute to the Transactions. I do not mean that we can all write long and learned articles. Heaven forbid Let us all contribute short notes on something of interest-on something which we consider that the writers of the History are likely to require. I need not elaborate or explain more fully what I mean-I have already, particularly at the Lampeter meeting (July 4, 1934), explained what kind of material I have in mind. Let me quote a few sentences from what I said at Lampeter "At the previous meetings (i.e. at Aberystwyth and Cardigan) I laid considerable stress upon one particular point. I said that you cannot have your county history for some few years because you have not yet the raw material for it. You cannot build without materials and builders and I gave those of you who heard me before some idea of the lines along which, in my opinion, you must proceed if you are to have a county history that is worthy of the county and conforms to